Environment

Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Controversial technologies intended to offset the effects of atmospheric carbon should banned until properly assessed, a group of politicians and scientists have warned, even as they urged developed nations to lead in cutting CO2 emissions.

Insect-eating sundew plants among 17,500 reintroduced as part of carbon-sequestering conservation scheme

Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst, with many bodies swept out to sea

A dark horse concept in the race to develop clean and sustainable energy sources is getting its first major investment from the U.S. government. Today, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the high-risk, high-reward arm of the Department of Energy (DOE), announced it would fund $20 million in grants to advance...

In urban stormwater, particles from tyre wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new Griffith-led study has found.

The climate crisis and soaring temperatures are worsening air quality, WMO says, with ‘knock-on effects’

The Brazilian government has launched a significant operation to address illegal cattle farming and land invasions in the Amazon rainforest

Call for EU to match WHO’s air pollution regulatory limits as impact of climate emergency interlinks with human health

Nature in urban settings can have huge impact on temperature and human behaviour, study shows

Delhi, the most polluted city in the world, is grappling with a severe air pollution crisis that is resulting in a staggering reduction of life expectancy by 11.9 years, as revealed by a recent study.

China's summer this year has seen both extreme heat and devastating floods.

"Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded.

Most carbon offset schemes significantly overestimate their impact on reducing deforestation, with many of the carbon credits purchased by polluting corporations amounting to little more than "hot air"

...But as we come to the end of the wettest July on record, “make hay while the sun shines” has been shifting from self-evident axiom to rueful irony. Yes, you have to make hay while you can. But also you need sunshine to make hay....

Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this year, sea ice has not returned to expected levels during winter

Could living near a park make you ‘younger’ than your actual age?

For kids like Sandy Mitchell, Ted Theis and Janet Johnson, childhood in the North St. Louis County suburbs in the 1960s and ‘70s meant days playing along the banks or splashing in the knee-deep waters of Coldwater Creek....

Lake Superior is being threatened by the proposed developments on the Copperwood metallic sulphide mine. A petition has been put in place to try and prevent this from happening. Here is a link for any who are interested or would like to participate - https://chng.it/bNh9xWqCdH

A train derailed in Stillwater County, Montana, just east of Big Timber, according to the Stillwater County Department of Emergency Services. The derailment occurred at about about 6 a.m., when the railway bridge spanning the Yellowstone River collapsed, officials stated in a Facebook post on Saturday morning. “The bridge...

Home to the Darvaza Crater, a massive molten pit that has spewed flames and noxious gases for decades, Turkmenistan has the world’s worst record when it comes to climate-heating methane leaks.

Polish research shows psychology needs to be taken into account when introducing environmental policies.

With cities wreathed in smoke, conspiracy theories grow.

Cigarette butts are a surprisingly prolific source of plastic waste

State and tribal officials lay out their key issues for a new round of negotiations that will impact Colorado River users for years to come.