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Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use. [...]
They include a neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire and an Iron Age hill fort on the edge of Dartmoor. [...]
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators [...]
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home. [...]
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn. [...]
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns. [...]
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target. [...]
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm. [...]
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive [...]
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change. [...]
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back [...]
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal. [...]
It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year. [...]
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit. [...]
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds. [...]
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales. [...]
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever [...]
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests. [...]
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy. [...]
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought. [...]
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it. [...]
A capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station has docked. [...]
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit. [...]
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust. [...]
A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up? [...]
In 2010, several herds of cows airlifted from North Dakota to Kazakhstan helped spark a burgeoning cattle industry in the former USSR republic. The effort was part of a Kazakh [...]
WATSONVILLE, Calif.—Esperanza was washing off the dirt and sweat from another grueling day in the strawberry fields when she felt a bump on her right breast. It reminded the 44-year-old [...]
On Sept. 16, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced a hiring freeze for the next fiscal year, meaning the agency won’t be able to hire any seasonal employees in [...]
This story was originally published by National Parks Traveler. The National Park System could close this weekend if Congress can’t move past its budget impasse and fund the federal government. [...]
President Joe Biden, in the waning days of his administration, has decided to plant a flag for stronger climate action for the United States, despite the nation’s struggle to meet [...]
In 2019, the idea of a social scientist who focused on renewable energy and public lands felt like the most thinly sliced of specialties. That was the year the University [...]
Maryland is making big moves to ensure that electric vehicle drivers across the state can hit the road without worrying about running out of juice. This week, the Maryland Department [...]
This story was originally published by Public Health Watch and WBFO. Recent computer modeling shows that the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, is releasing [...]
Counties across the southern half of the U.S., especially those with large and socially vulnerable populations, will be much more exposed to wildfire, drought and extreme heat than other parts [...]
A new lawsuit accuses the state commission overseeing Florida’s electric providers of slowing the transition to cleaner energy by sanctioning utility plans that favor fossil fuels. The complaint against the [...]
The Guardian – Environment Section:
Offers comprehensive news and opinion pieces on climate change, wildlife, and environmental policies.
Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans [...]
Protester Anna Holland says their shock at being behind bars was quickly followed by a stronger feeling of powerRecord number of protesters will be in UK prisons this ChristmasAnna Holland, [...]
As the deadly fungal disease tightens its grip, scientific efforts to protect ash trees are advancingThe UK is home to more than 100m mature ash trees, and every spring tells [...]
New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the governmentPotential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from [...]
Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated regionResearchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are [...]
Yale Environment 360
Published by the Yale School of the Environment, it provides opinion, analysis, and reporting on topics like climate change, conservation, and air and water pollution.
In 2024, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorded 172 new species of plants and fungi across the globe, from England to Cameroon.Read more on E360 → [...]
Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months. Climate change has upped the need [...]
Scientists have discovered that in addition to seeds and nuts, some California ground squirrels also eat voles.Read more on E360 → [...]
For decades, Congolese officials have barred the Batwa from their ancestral lands in the name of preserving the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla. But a new study suggests the Batwa [...]
Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Read more on E360 → [...]
New research suggests that extreme heat may cause people to age faster at a molecular level.Read more on E360 → [...]
The reintroduction of endangered wolves to Yellowstone National Park 30 years ago was a major conservation victory. But as wolves have spread across the West, anger and resentment at the [...]
Ten major banks are financing Paraguayan beef producers implicated in the destruction of forest spanning an area the size of New York City, a new report finds.Read more on E360 [...]
With billions in investment flowing to GOP districts, Donald Trump’s plans to repeal clean energy tax credits face Republican resistance. In an e360 interview, political scientist Leah Stokes, who helped [...]
Inside Climate News
In 2010, several herds of cows airlifted from North Dakota to Kazakhstan helped spark a burgeoning cattle industry in the former USSR republic. The effort was part of a Kazakh [...]
WATSONVILLE, Calif.—Esperanza was washing off the dirt and sweat from another grueling day in the strawberry fields when she felt a bump on her right breast. It reminded the 44-year-old [...]
On Sept. 16, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced a hiring freeze for the next fiscal year, meaning the agency won’t be able to hire any seasonal employees in [...]
This story was originally published by National Parks Traveler. The National Park System could close this weekend if Congress can’t move past its budget impasse and fund the federal government. [...]
President Joe Biden, in the waning days of his administration, has decided to plant a flag for stronger climate action for the United States, despite the nation’s struggle to meet [...]
Nature News & Comment
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04170-yInés Azofeifa Rojas monitors troop behaviour to maintain canopy connectivity. [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04246-9From a Death Star moon to gene editing, construction fuses and red mud — we round up some of the highlights of this year’s [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04173-9Models and experiments demonstrate what happens when a knitted fabric is deformed. [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04160-0More than 100 clinical trials put stem cells for regenerative medicine to the test. It’s a turning point for a field beset with ethical [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04021-wBy providing measures of novelty, DeSci Publish hopes to shift the bargaining power between journals and authors. [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04208-1Can you spot the penguin in every game this year? [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04178-4PAGERs provide modular, customizable G-protein-coupled receptors for cell-signalling studies. [...]
Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04070-1Faculty members say academic freedom is under fire, and many are seeking work outside the region. [...]
Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08525-3Signatures of ambient pressure superconductivity in thin film La3Ni2O7 [...]
Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08526-2A reinforced lunar dynamo recorded by Chang'e-6 farside basalt [...]
Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04172-wProteins could serve as biomarkers for senescent cells, which have stopped dividing but have not yet died. [...]
Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04194-43D models of Australopithecus afarensis suggest the muscular adaptations that made modern humans better runners. [...]
Climate Central
By Lori Valigra (Bangor Daily News) and Caitlin Looby (Climate Central) with Jen Brady (Climate Central) contributing to data reporting Maire Lenihan coaxes organic Keuka Gold potatoes into a washing machine at Goranson [...]
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central ) and Andrew S. Lewis and Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News), with television segment by Brenda Flanagan (NJ Spotlight News) Read the Climate Central report, Future Flood [...]
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central) and Amber Alexander (NBC WHO 13 Des Moines) Kerri Johannsen was less than a week from giving birth to her second child when a derecho [...]
By Lori Valigra and Elizabeth Miller A skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in [...]
By Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth Miller Rain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by [...]
Mongabay
Throughout most of the twentieth century, the Ecuadorian authorities pursued a geopolitical strategy that reflected a long-held conviction that they were cheated out of large territories in the Western Amazon. [...]
In 15 conservation units, illegal gold miners destroyed 330 hectares (815 acres) — an area close to the size of Central Park in New York City — in only two [...]
“You’re engulfed in waves of steam and sweating buckets and there’s no cool water anywhere,” Kenneth Feeley, a professor at the University of Miami, tells Mongabay. He’s describing the Boiling [...]
Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal technology is ramping up, with startups and existing companies racing to develop electrochemical techniques that either remove carbon from seawater or prompt oceans to suck up [...]
In a major policy shift, South Korea announced Dec. 18 that it will end renewable energy subsidies for new biomass projects, as well as for state-owned coal and biomass cofired [...]
Grist
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state. [...]
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in. [...]
With Trump set to take office, cutting emissions 66 percent by 2035 will require rapid action from states, cities, and the private sector. [...]
Greenpeace
Elephant conservation in India is a popular and emotive issue. But when we look closer, the shrinking elephant habitat, human-elephant conflict and unscientific interventions are certainly concerning. [...]
Delhi, India, 22 July 2019 – In response to developments following India’s Supreme Court ordering the eviction of millions of tribal and other forest-dwelling people in February 2019, Greenpeace reaffirms… [...]
New coal plants shrink globally, but GoI continues to approve new proposals, despite pollution and deforestation impacts New Delhi, Thursday, March 28, 2019— For the third year in a row,… [...]
Gurgaon is one of the most polluted cities in India, with only 3 days of clean air in 2018. Now a new amendment will make 20,000 acres of Aravalli forest [...]
If, to be put on trial for speaking out for equality and justice is a crime, the society needs some serious introspection. The way the voice of Greenpeace India has… [...]