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March 1, 2021
Like many mountainous regions, the European Alps are warming fast. Alpine plants will suffer – and life below ground as well.
February 26, 2021
A bold UN survival plan could put nature back in charge of the Earth − and researchers explain why that should happen.
February 25, 2021
Who should pay the huge costs of climate change's damage? There's a case for corporate climate polluters to contribute.
February 22, 2021
Extinction is for ever, but not inevitable. Some threatened species are now surprising survivors. Can others follow suit?
February 19, 2021
A global energy company’s mistake renewed debate on how to slow the climate crisis. Trees can help − but where, and how?
February 18, 2021
India must adopt a clean energy policy, a real industrial revolution, if the world is to slow the rising climate crisis.
February 17, 2021
Not only humans but four-legged migrants are at risk from border walls. Other species can be climate refugees too.
February 16, 2021
Action to keep climate promises could prevent millions of deaths each year. Unless nations try harder, that won’t happen.
February 15, 2021
His new book affirms what climate scientists have been saying for decades. But Bill Gates says it well, all the same.
February 12, 2021
Despite its recent runaway success, solar power’s future as a key way to counter climate chaos could soon be at risk.
February 11, 2021
America could have a carbon-free future by 2050 with a big switch to wind and solar power, say US government scientists.
February 10, 2021
The nuclear industry in much of the world is struggling to survive. Reverting to small reactors may be its best hope.
February 9, 2021
Many alpine flowers could soon fade out. Some bees may be buzzing off. The wild things are victims of climate heat.
February 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: A big UN agency, UNESCO, is harming action on the climate crisis by partnering with gas exporters, critics say.
February 5, 2021
Researchers think there could be a climate link to Covid-19. In which case, worse could yet happen.
February 4, 2021
Taking atmospheric carbon dioxide from the air to make fuel could tackle two threats: greenhouse gases and oil shortage.
February 3, 2021
High flyers could soon have a problem with high water. Rising sea levels could one day shut down airports.
February 2, 2021
A winning natural way to absorb greenhouse gases, Ireland’s peat is one route for the country to tackle the climate crisis.
February 1, 2021
Bolsonaro's Brazil cuts environment funding despite rising forest losses and fires in the Amazon and elsewhere.
January 29, 2021
In a throwaway world garbage may be unseen, but not gone. Human rubbish is everywhere, from ocean abyss to coastal mud.