Climate change isn’t funny but comedians are using humor to raise awareness of it

Posted May 18, 2025

Climate change isn’t funny. But more comedians are using humor to bring awareness to it. A university in the U.S. is showing students that laughs can sometimes achieve more than l…

Large areas of the Earth will be too hot for humans if we hit 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, according to new study

Posted March 9, 2025

Large areas of the planet may become too hot to be habitable during extreme heat events. Researchers say that even healthy young humans would struggle to maintain a safe body t…

Sails ahoy! Pioneers spearhead comeback for wind to clean up global shipping

Posted December 29, 2024

Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to try to make a dent in its huge carbon footprint. The international merchant fleet of …

As world warms, brewer Carlsberg breeds more climate tolerant crops

Posted December 8, 2024

As climate change warms our world, it has affected farmers and their growing practices, even threatening beloved beverages, like beer. Danish brewer Carlsberg, the world’s four…

A talking dodo leads a new AI experiment at a zoology museum

Posted November 10, 2024

The last confirmed sighting of a dodo was in the 17th century. But at the Cambridge Museum of Zoology, it is speaking again. These are the skeletal remains of a bird that was exti…

Guilt-free snacking: UK farmers produce energy-making potato crisps in a fully compostable packet

Posted October 13, 2024

As one of the world’s most popular takeaway snacks, billions of packets of crisps are consumed every year, with most of them unable to be recycled and ending up in landfill. No…

The fuel made from air and water that could power F1 cars

Posted August 11, 2024

Supercars that run on air and water—that’s the dream for synthetic fuel manufacturer Zero. The UK-based company says it is planning on powering a Formula One team with a more envi…

Ancient tree from India may replace petroleum, company hopes

Posted August 4, 2024

An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of t…

The Herds will see over a hundred cardboard animal puppets travel across Africa and Europe to highlight climate change

Posted July 28, 2024

In April 2025, a herd of animals will travel from Central Africa to the northern tip of Norway—drawing attention to climate change. Forced out of their natural habitats due to …

Summer camps adapt to more frequent heat waves

Posted July 20, 2024

As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature. It…

Dairy farms reduce climate impact with methane digesters, but communities worry about effects

Posted July 13, 2024

Home to about 1.7 million cows, California is the country’s leading dairy producer and a large contributor of methane. Cow burps and manure emit the potent planet-warming gas. …

Bio-printed skin and self-learning prosthetic hands harness AI at Paris tech show

Posted June 23, 2024

The latest artificially intelligent innovations have been unveiled at the VivaTech show in Paris. From the tip of a nozzle, a very human body part is emerging–a piece of skin. …

Science and nature inspire huge new sculpture series at London’s Kew Gardens

Posted June 1, 2024

The tranquil spaces of Kew Gardens are a perfect place for a bit of quiet reflection. And there’s more than one way to do that now. Dotted across the landscape is a series of s…

Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Ottawa

Posted May 25, 2024

Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations gathered in Ottawa to craft a treaty to end the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution. …

Successful breeding campaign helps save rare crocodile from near extinction

Posted April 27, 2024

Conservationists are marking 25 years of crocodile breeding and recovery in Cambodia, with a record release of a critically endangered species. Once believed extinct, Siamese c…

How plastic-eating worms could be solution to Southeast Asia’s waste problem

Posted April 6, 2024

Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) think mass-producing ‘superworm’ guts may be a nature-based solution to Southeast Asia’s plastic waste problem. …

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

Posted March 31, 2024

New research based on data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought. Even with little or no oxygen…

More than one hundred new species found in deep-sea coral reefs and sponge gardens

Posted March 30, 2024

An international group of scientists has discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile. From deep-sea corals to glass sponges, sea urchins, am…

Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims

Posted March 17, 2024

Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims or don’t respond to q…

Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

Posted February 3, 2024

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever-so-tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using du…

Scientists confirm rediscovery of ‘tap-dancing’ trapdoor spider not seen for nearly a century

Posted January 14, 2024

An elusive ‘tap-dancing’ spider species that has been lost to science for almost 100 years has been rediscovered amongst leaf litter on its home turf. The Fagilde trapdoor spid…

Mushroom foraging is fun, but can be toxic, warn experts

Posted January 13, 2024

Damp weather at this time of year can be the perfect conditions for dedicated mushroom foragers in the UK. It can be a risky business—there’s always the risk of foraging a toxic m…

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Posted December 2, 2023

Bonny Paulson’s home, with a rounded shape that looks something like a ship, shrugged off Category 5 winds that might otherwise have collapsed it when Hurricane Michael hit the Fl…

CERN inaugurates new Science Gateway, a bridge to the outside world

Posted November 4, 2023

The Geneva-area lab that houses the world’s largest atom smasher, known as CERN, has inaugurated a new “Science Gateway” that hopes to make its complex inner workings and the scie…

Lawsuit filed over shrinking of Utah’s Great Salt Lake

Posted October 7, 2023

A lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups says Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream wat…

Climate activists target luxury yachts, jets

Posted September 24, 2023

The ultra-wealthy’s mega yachts, private jets, luxury mansions and penchant for water-guzzling activities like golf have made them easy targets for some climate activists this sum…

Heat, pollution highlight economic disparities

Posted August 26, 2023

As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans often suffer the hottest days with the fewest defe…

Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought

Posted August 19, 2023

Endangered Masai giraffes are even more at risk than previously thought, researchers from Penn State University have found. Because of a valley running through Kenya and Tanzan…

Geothermal: a little-known but efficient way to heat and cool your house

Posted August 13, 2023

More than one-third of all US energy consumption is from heating and cooling homes and buildings — a significant contribution to climate change. Air source heat pumps are a trendi…

Rare fossils from the age of dinosaurs to go up for auction

Posted August 12, 2023

Two prehistoric predators went up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York. The skeletons of a Pteranodon and a Plesiosaur both went up for sale — and came with hefty estimations. …

Glastonbury Festival goes green

Posted July 29, 2023

Whilst for many Glastonbury may evoke images of iconic musical performances, fancy dresses, flags and mud, sustainability has long been at the heart of Glastonbury Festival and th…

Upcycling helps cut plastic pollution in Nairobi

Posted June 24, 2023

At Dandora dumpsite, Kenya’s largest rubbish dump, scores of people pick through 2,000 tons of waste a day, looking to resell recyclable items. Now a local collective is taking ma…

Fifth of the world’s people face life-threatening heat by end of 2100

Posted June 18, 2023

At the end of the century, more than two billion people will be living in countries where extreme heat becomes life-threatening according to researchers in Europe and China. Th…

New York City buildings turn to carbon capture

Posted June 10, 2023

From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned …

Scientists plan to identify 100,000 marine species in the next decade

Posted May 28, 2023

Submarines, robots and even artificial intelligence are some of the tools scientists will use to identify new species in the ocean. Ocean Census, launched on April 27, aims to …

Historic investment made in urban trees across U.S.

Posted May 20, 2023

An inequity of tree cover is behind the historic $1.5 billion in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that’s set aside for the federal Forest Service Urban and Community …

Flash droughts increasing due to climate change

Posted May 14, 2023

Flash droughts are becoming more frequent due to climate change, a global study has found. Scientists say it's down to a lack of rainfall and a loss of moisture in the soil. Du…