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Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion. [...]

William: Attenborough was 'inspiration' for new show

The Prince of Wales says his new series on rangers follows in the nature broadcaster's footsteps. [...]

Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts

The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them. [...]

Sluggish sloth's secrets of success revealed in new study

Scientists say early humans were to blame for many extinctions - but small tree-dwelling sloths survived. [...]

UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm spring

Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average. [...]

Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria

Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease. [...]

'Shrinking Nemo': Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat

Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves. [...]

Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year

Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year. [...]

Thames Water halts bosses' bonus scheme

The company pauses its "retention scheme", which pays out cash to top executives linked to its rescue loan. [...]

Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed

Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour. [...]

Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies

The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century. [...]

Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'

The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate. [...]

Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?

The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. [...]

Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from China

First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK. [...]

Can this lynx born in a zoo learn to live in the wild?

It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release [...]

Sandeel fishing ban to remain in place

Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline. [...]

Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian

Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico. [...]

Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record

The prolonged dry, sunny weather in March and April created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread. [...]

Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut. [...]

Canada's top candidates talk up fossil fuels as climate slips down agenda

Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election. [...]

Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island?

Scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the island's next big one could be. [...]

Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK

A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change. [...]

England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say

Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target. [...]

Colossal squid filmed in ocean for the first time

Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb). [...]

UK's rarest wildlife being 'pushed to extinction' by grass fires

Wildfires 'could spell the end' for rare species such as water voles and hen harriers. [...]

Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight

Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission [...]

Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere

The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades. [...]

The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans

Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? [...]

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida. [...]

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. [...]

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA. [...]

SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched. [...]

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk. [...]

Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?

Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost [...]

New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought. [...]

Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts

The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them. [...]

UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm spring

Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average. [...]

'Shrinking Nemo': Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat

Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves. [...]

Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year

Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year. [...]

Coastlines in danger even if climate target met, scientists warn

The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn. [...]

Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies

The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century. [...]

Climate experts criticise handling of Tata changes

Ministers should have been better at planning and making sure green jobs were available, report says. [...]

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion. [...]

Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'

A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here. [...]

Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?

The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. [...]

Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens

Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists. [...]

Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours

The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg. [...]

The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans

Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? [...]

Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments

Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark [...]

 The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with David Cash, the former England Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  [...]

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday focused on speeding up nuclear energy development by reducing regulations that officials said have “choked” the industry for decades. Many [...]

A Double Whammy for Scientists: Big Budget Cuts, Big Climate Consequences

On Tuesday, a small crowd gathered outside Tom’s Restaurant in New York City. The cozy, neon-lit diner appeared regularly on the sitcom “Seinfeld,” but this group wasn’t there for a [...]

The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Electric and hybrid vehicle owners should prepare for a big, beautiful tax increase.  The text of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which passed the U.S. House of Representatives early [...]

States, Environmentalists Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging

Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for [...]

NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expect above-average hurricane activity this season. The federal agency, in its annual outlook released Thursday, predicted 13 to 19 named storms, including [...]

Hurricane Season Will Be Even Riskier for Undocumented People This Year

With Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, experts warn that the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies have exacerbated existing risks for undocumented people weathering disasters in the United States.  After California, [...]

Vermont’s Governor Delays Electric Car Mandates, Part of State’s Climate Plan

Vermont, in a surprising shift, will not enforce electric car and truck supply mandates through the end of calendar year 2026.  Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order on May [...]

New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat

Farm workers in southern New Mexico get to work hours before dawn during heat waves to harvest chile peppers. Oilfield workers don heavy gear, despite the heat, to drive to [...]

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Offers comprehensive news and opinion pieces on climate change, wildlife, and environmental policies.

Labour MPs press for right to roam policy in England after supreme court ruling

Backbencher says ‘it’s time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for all’Labour backbenchers are pressing the government to revive a right to roam policy [...]

Scientists seek to save Florida’s dying reefs with hardy nursery-grown coral

Reefs off the Keys have lost 90% of healthy coral cover in 40 years, but replanting effort aims to make reef more resilientA taskforce of experts looking into the mass [...]

Climate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn

Mosquito experts say cuts in aid will lead to collapse of crucial surveillance and control in endemic countriesClimate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were [...]

Young country diary: Peregrine v pigeon? There’s only one winner | Olivier

Canary Wharf, London: I saw a young falcon a few months ago get itself trapped, I wonder if this was the same one, now grown up and a formidable hunterI [...]

Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes

MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birdsProviding every new home with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds [...]

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 Test, A.I. Weather Model Fails to Predict Freak Storm

Artificial intelligence is powering weather forecasts that are generally more accurate than conventional forecasts and are faster and cheaper to produce. But new research shows A.I. may fail to predict [...]

Penguin Droppings May Be Seeding Clouds, Study Finds

Penguin droppings may play a role in the formation of clouds over Antarctica, new research finds.Read more on E360 → [...]

As Bird Flu Spreads, Vaccine Shows Promise for Protecting Cattle

Since bird flu was first discovered in U.S. cattle last year, the virus has spread to more than 1,000 herds across the country. A new vaccine for cattle has performed [...]

Out of the Wild: How A.I. Is Transforming Conservation Science

Artificial intelligence is being called a game changer for enabling scientists and conservationists to process vast troves of data collected remotely. But some warn its use could keep biologists from [...]

Taiwan to Ramp Up Gas Imports After Shuttering Last Nuclear Plant

Having shut down its last remaining nuclear plant Saturday, Taiwan is working to secure new imports of natural gas.Read more on E360 → [...]

Scientists Look to Changing Tree Color to Predict Volcanic Eruptions

NASA scientists believe it may be possible to predict when a volcano will erupt by using satellites to track changes in the color of surrounding trees.Read more on E360 → [...]

China’s Mega Dam Project Poses Big Risks for Asia’s Grand Canyon

China’s plans to build a massive hydro project in Tibet have sparked fears about the environmental impacts on the world’s longest and deepest canyon. It has also alarmed neighboring India, [...]

Chimps Found Treating Each Other's Wounds

Chimpanzees in Uganda were found treating the injuries of other, unrelated chimps, including those caught in hunting snares. Read more on E360 → [...]

Foreign Trawlers Plunder Senegalese Waters, Driving Small Fishers to Migrate to Spain

A foreign fleet of industrial trawlers is exhausting fish stocks in Senegal, driving artisanal fishers to undertake a difficult, and sometimes deadly, migration to Spain.Read more on E360 → [...]

Inside Climate News

An independent news organization covering climate, energy, and the environment.

Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments

Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark [...]

 The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with David Cash, the former England Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  [...]

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday focused on speeding up nuclear energy development by reducing regulations that officials said have “choked” the industry for decades. Many [...]

A Double Whammy for Scientists: Big Budget Cuts, Big Climate Consequences

On Tuesday, a small crowd gathered outside Tom’s Restaurant in New York City. The cozy, neon-lit diner appeared regularly on the sitcom “Seinfeld,” but this group wasn’t there for a [...]

The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Electric and hybrid vehicle owners should prepare for a big, beautiful tax increase.  The text of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which passed the U.S. House of Representatives early [...]

Nature News & Comment

From the renowned scientific journal, Nature, it provides updates on research and findings related to environmental science and climate.

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09121-9Author Correction: Chromosome end protection by RAP1-mediated inhibition of DNA-PK [...]

A walk down memory lane and other stirring stories: Books in brief

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01638-3Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. [...]

I apply my aquatic-science training to empower Tanzania’s seaweed farmers

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01577-zAmenipa Kyando supports coastal communities to enhance their livelihoods while protecting their environment. [...]

These contact lenses let humans see invisible infrared light

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01651-6An infrared LED was visible even through closed eyelids [...]

I didn’t find AI useful. Then I let it teach me to code

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01228-3Artificial intelligence is perfect for teaching novices, but less good for experts. Use it with that in mind, says Hannah Hackney. [...]

Harvard researchers devastated as Trump team cuts nearly 1,000 grants

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01645-4Nature talks with scientists about an uncertain future as the US government lays siege to their university. [...]

How to delight your future boss at a science job interview

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01639-2Two lab leaders discuss what they look for in candidates, and how their own values and cultural backgrounds influence their approach. [...]

<i>The Last of Us</i> science adviser: COVID changed our appetite for zombies

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01649-0Behavioural ecologist David Hughes, who consulted on the video game that inspired the hit TV series, speaks to Nature ahead of the show’s second [...]

Why do hailstones get so big? Scientists are chasing storms to find answers

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01618-7Dozens of scientists have descended on the US Great Plains to study hail, which can inflict damage on property and even take lives. [...]

How artificial intelligence is transforming pathology

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01576-0Some researchers say that deep-learning ‘foundation’ models will revolutionize the field — but others are not so sure. [...]

Landmark air-pollution lab under threat from Trump cuts — can it be saved?

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01632-9The US government is shutting down a state-of-the-art facility that has provided data to inform health and environment regulations for decades. [...]

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09169-7Signatures of chiral superconductivity in rhombohedral graphene [...]

Climate Central

A science and news organization that delivers facts about climate change and its impact on the public.

The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry

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 [...]

Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites flooding as seas rise

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 [...]

Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family’s home during blackouts

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 [...]

Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the snow to host in 60 years

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

A source for environmental science and conservation news.

Photographer Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025) planted a forest and grew a global movement

Sebastião Salgado, the celebrated Brazilian photographer whose powerful black-and-white images captured the dignity of human labor and the fragility of the natural world, died on May 23rd, aged 81. A [...]

Radheshyam Bishnoi, protector of India’s wildlife, died on May 24, 2025, aged 28

Radheshyam Bishnoi was born with a calling to save wildlife. From a young age, he was driven by a deep sense of responsibility to protect the fragile ecosystems around him, [...]

Indigenous Bajo suffer child deaths & toxic sludge amid green energy push

Indonesia’s environment ministry plans to curb deforestation and push for environmental rehabilitation in response to industrial nickel mining on Kabaena Island, where severe ecological damage and the cultural and economic [...]

Scientists rediscover a Mexican rabbit they hadn’t seen in 120 years

Footage captured in 2024 of a small rabbit hopping about in front of a camera trap had scientists baffled. The juvenile, with gray-brown fur and a black tail, didn’t resemble [...]

What’s at stake for the environment in Suriname’s upcoming elections?

Suriname, one of the most forested countries in the world, will hold elections this weekend for parliament and set up a vote for the next president. The outcome could determine [...]

Grist

Focuses on climate and sustainability stories with a unique perspective.

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’

Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years. [...]

The Senate just voted to block California’s gas car ban

Legal experts say Congress misused a federal law to do so, potentially “opening up a Pandora’s box it cannot close.” [...]

Moderate Republicans defended Biden’s climate law — then voted to repeal it

House lawmakers just voted along party lines to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act. [...]

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica

Scientists find that ammonia wafting from all that guano kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction. [...]

The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over weather service warning systems

Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction. [...]

Greenpeace

While they are an advocacy group, they also provide news and updates on various environmental issues.

World Elephant Day: Why Community-Led Conservation of the Animal is Key

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. [...]

Greenpeace reaffirms support for Indigenous people’s rights in forest conservation

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… [...]

Press Release- Boom and Bust Report 2019

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,… [...]

Attempt to Murder Gurgaon

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 [...]

Shut-up or Shut-down: The new ‘Law of the Land’

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… [...]