From world’s largest oil production to power from its deserts — Dubai starts new “energy revolution”
Dubai has begun a major transformation towards a future that depends less on oil and more on renewable…
Thousands of new-build homes on hold in west Wales pollution row
Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondent David Cannon/Getty Images New housing developments need to prove they will not add to…
China tried for 40 years and finally succeeded — 400 million-ton atmospheric harvest targeting global pollution
It seems like China tried for 40 years and has finally succeeded in what seems like the biggest…
Ozone hole finally closed on December 1 — Experts know “it will reopen soon” but there’s reason for hope
In the past decade, researchers have observed the outer layer of our stratosphere. This is where the ozone…
It’s official: dolphins and orcas will never escape the ocean’s trap
Once upon a time, dolphins and orcas roamed the earth. But those days are long gone. According to…
Bath and toilet amongst rubbish fly tipped on moorland road in Ilkley
A bath, a toilet, cabinets and building rubble had been dumped on the remote moorland road. The shocking…
Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in…
UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases
It provides an update on renewable water availability, which refers to the amount of freshwater that is replenished…
Pablo Escobar’s hippos are saving Colombia’s wetlands
In Colombia’s enormous Magdalena River basin, an ecological anomaly has triggered an extraordinary debate among ecologists. Ought some…
‘Hot droughts’ could push the Amazon into a hypertropical climate by 2100 – and trees won’t survive
The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. In…