The world watched with a sense of dread in 2018 as Cape Town, South Africa, counted down the days until the city would run out of water. The region’s surface reservoirs were going dry amid its worst…
If you’re feeling cooped up, defy the cold, head for your local park and marvel at the antics of gulls, starlings and fieldfares
I endured the first lockdown while living alone for a period in Spain…
What are we thinking? Oh, right. We’re not.
Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below.
Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go.
~ Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter
When I…
Heat stress, water scarcity, air pollution and energy insecurity are problems felt more acutely in dense urban areas
Cities across the world will see a near-universal drop in humidity by the end of…
Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is set to leave the White House, his U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday finalized a rollback of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—a law that's…
Environmental campaigners say failure to call in West Cumbria Mining planning application ‘jaw-dropping’
Environmental campaigners and a local MP have criticised the government’s “jaw-dropping”…
Grasslands play a critical role in carbon sequestration. But a recent study found human activity is causing grasslands to become a source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Starting a garden is an excellent way to enjoy beautiful plants and delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables right in your backyard. As a new gardener, it’s vital to be sure you’re choosing plants…
Trial finds reduced lung function and heart changes in young people who exercised near Schiphol.
For seven months in 2018, a lorry trailer was parked near a runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.…
Humans are driving species to extinction 1,000 times faster than what is considered natural. Now, new research underscores the extent of the planet's impoverishment.
Did you resolve to eat healthier this year but are unsure where to start?
Luckily, U.S. News and World Report assembled a panel of experts to rank 39 common diets and name the best one for 2021. The…
A few months ago a group of scientists warned about the rise of "extinction denial," an effort much like climate denial to mischaracterize the extinction crisis and suggest that human activity isn't…
Conservation groups say it is a last-minute push by the Trump administration to help secure drilling rights for oil companies before the president leaves office in two weeks.
The Trump …
In 2021, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reach levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution, due to human-caused emissions, says a Met Office forecast.
In what Japanese regulators on Wednesday called an "extremely serious" development, lethal levels of radiation have been recorded inside the damaged reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear…
Bloomberg's year-end report on the wealth of the world's billionaires shows that the richest 500 people on the planet added $1.8 trillion to their combined wealth in 2020, accumulating a total net…
EPA rule will require release of raw data from scientific studies
Critics fear compromising personal details and health benefits
The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last…
The Trump administration is pushing ahead with the first ever sale of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The giant Alaskan wilderness is home to many important species,…
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