UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi
The assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment. More than 6,000 people – representing…
Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2
A glacier meets the sea in Dickson Fjord, Greenland Jane Rix/Alamy The Arctic will retain about 1.5°C of…
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement | Climate crisis
Ten years on from the historic Paris climate summit, which ended with the world’s first and only global…
EU fishing quota agreement ‘catastrophic’ for Ireland
Fishing organisations have described the outcome of the EU fishing quota agreement for next year as “catastrophic” for…
Canadian former director of Philadelphia Art Museum says she was the target of a ‘coup’
Open this photo in gallery: Sasha Suda joined the Philadelphia Art Museum in 2022 after departing her role…
Urgent action needed on ‘disgraceful’ 30-year sewage leak in West Cork village
A sewage leak that has been ongoing in a West Cork village for almost 30 years has been…
Near Chernobyl, animals evolved a unique trait after the disaster
In the radioactive soils of Chernobyl, microscopic worms are rewriting the rules of biology. A remarkable discovery has…
The Amazon Rainforest Could Soon Enter an Entirely New Climate
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Due to climate change, the Amazon is experiencing longer…
‘It has been happening for a long time’
A 30-year-old forecast of sea-level rise has proved to be remarkably accurate, according to a Tulane University geologist.…
Scientists stunned by results of innovative ‘lungs of the ocean’ project: ‘An exciting breakthrough’
Seawilding, a community-based marine habitat restoration charity based in Scotland, has achieved a significant development in seagrass restoration,…
Antarctica on brink of collapse as hundreds of earthquakes recorded at ‘Doomsday’ glacier | World | News
Fears are growing about the potential collapse of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier”, a massive ice sheet that is melting…
China’s desert solar farms are reshaping entire ecosystems
In China’s high-altitude deserts, utility-scale solar is doing more than making electricity—it’s cooling soils, trapping moisture, and giving…