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Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades. [...]
Could you explain "insights into oral chemesthetic perception" using dance moves? [...]
It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release [...]
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project. [...]
Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline. [...]
Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico. [...]
The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says. [...]
The prolonged dry, sunny weather in March and April created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread. [...]
Climate activists may be going deeper underground. [...]
The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut. [...]
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election. [...]
Scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the island's next big one could be. [...]
A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change. [...]
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target. [...]
Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb). [...]
Wildfires 'could spell the end' for rare species such as water voles and hen harriers. [...]
Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission [...]
The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports. [...]
The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers. [...]
The Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of starlings this year. [...]
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg. [...]
Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal [...]
Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024 [...]
Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals. [...]
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests? [...]
Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands. [...]
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years. [...]
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? [...]
Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida. [...]
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. [...]
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA. [...]
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched. [...]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk. [...]
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost [...]
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought. [...]
In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed. [...]
The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says. [...]
The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies. [...]
Climate activists may be going deeper underground. [...]
The UK Energy Secretary was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security. [...]
Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today. [...]
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election. [...]
Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists. [...]
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg. [...]
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months. [...]
The BBC's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city. [...]
Climate activists may be going deeper underground. [...]
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? [...]
The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector [...]
Travel funding for this project was provided by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. On a late afternoon in early October 2023, Pisie Amud, 25, took his blowpipe and left [...]
For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells. Oil and gas wells with no active owner [...]
The flames took Erica Solove by surprise. It was the middle of winter in Colorado. Blizzards were to be expected. A fire? Not so much. Yet on Dec. 30, 2021, [...]
Hidden between volcanic cones in the Patagonian Steppe lies Laguna Blanca, an oasis-like lake in an otherwise arid region. Home to black-neck swans, red-eyed silvery grebes and dark-spotted endemic frogs, [...]
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, an editor covering climate at ProPublica. It is not [...]
In 1976, Jonathan Jarvis began his career in the National Park Service beside a statue of Thomas Jefferson, working as a seasonal interpreter in Washington, D.C., to help visitors understand [...]
Sacred Native American sites, public lands and undeveloped landscapes on and off shore are once again under threat from President Trump and congressional Republicans after the House Natural Resources Committee [...]
The state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large fossil fuel firms accountable for the damaging climate [...]
Inside the Marine Mammal Care Center in Los Angeles, more than 80 sea lions and seals lounge lethargically in outdoor fenced-in pens or paddle in small pools. Some bark and [...]
An Inside Climate News investigation into the wide-ranging environmental and human rights consequences of a little-known international arbitration system is a finalist in the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards. “Cashing Out,” [...]
The Guardian – Environment Section:
Offers comprehensive news and opinion pieces on climate change, wildlife, and environmental policies.
Webcam set up to monitor egg-bearing nest atop oak tree guarded by dozens of volunteers in Usk valleyAt 9.15am the male bird took off and soared towards the reservoir in [...]
Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggestWhitehall officials have been at loggerheads over the fate of Thames Water since the [...]
This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped [...]
Tebay, Cumbria: It’s a job that makes me feel truly part of the ecosystem – and with 79 yows lambed already, we’re nearly halfway thereLambing each spring is a time [...]
Warm weather means strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes have come weeks earlier than expectedA glut of early strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes has hit Britain with the dry, warm weather eliminating the [...]
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.
Warming fueled the hot, dry, windy weather that gave rise to a spate of record-breaking fires in South Korea in March, an analysis finds.Read more on E360 → [...]
Facing high tariffs in the U.S. and Europe, Chinese solar and battery companies have been selling a growing share of their products to poorer countries, a new analysis finds.Read more [...]
A justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court has directed the government to seize private lands where forests have been illegally razed. Read more on E360 → [...]
Two new studies suggest that devoting a small fraction of U.S. farmland to solar power would be a boon both for the energy system and for farmers themselves.Read more on [...]
Researchers are starting to pay closer attention to the widespread damage wrought by agricultural herbicides. Drifting sprays may not kill trees, shrubs, and other nontarget plants outright, but experts believe [...]
Four months after the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, California, wildlife is making a comeback. Read more on E360 → [...]
The Trump Administration’s dismantling of USAID has done more than cut off life-saving humanitarian assistance. It has also eliminated funding for environmental protection and conservation work in dozens of countries, [...]
By several measures, air pollution is getting worse in the U.S., a trend due in large part to more severe heat and wildfires, according to a new report.Read more on [...]
Batmunkh Luvsandash has fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in his native Mongolia. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how, by drawing [...]
Inside Climate News
Travel funding for this project was provided by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. On a late afternoon in early October 2023, Pisie Amud, 25, took his blowpipe and left [...]
For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells. Oil and gas wells with no active owner [...]
The flames took Erica Solove by surprise. It was the middle of winter in Colorado. Blizzards were to be expected. A fire? Not so much. Yet on Dec. 30, 2021, [...]
Hidden between volcanic cones in the Patagonian Steppe lies Laguna Blanca, an oasis-like lake in an otherwise arid region. Home to black-neck swans, red-eyed silvery grebes and dark-spotted endemic frogs, [...]
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, an editor covering climate at ProPublica. It is not [...]
Nature News & Comment
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09084-xAuthor Correction: Parvalbumin-expressing basket-cell network plasticity induced by experience regulates adult learning [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01360-0The disease affects almost one-third of adults and treatments are limited. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01335-1Satellite observations of solar radiation have narrowed down the possible properties of dark photons — a proposed dark-matter particle. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01364-wThe collaborative system generated more than 100 hypotheses relating to the origins of life in the Universe. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01395-3Scientists working on disrupted national climate and nature assessments aren’t giving up. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01325-3Treatment combines existing drug with antibodies from hyper-immune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01363-xA report into Thomas Crowther’s conduct at ETH Zurich finds that the professor breached some internal rules, but clears him of misusing funds. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01354-yMichael Running Wolf leads artificial-intelligence initiatives to revive lost languages and empower Indigenous people. [...]
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01397-1Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say. [...]
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01322-6The treatment, which aimed to block production of a mutant protein, reduced the frequency of infant’s seizures, but did not improve neurological impairments. [...]
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01394-4The pointy edges of petals rely on a type of geometric feedback never before seen in nature. [...]
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01358-8Scientists deploy self-splicing protein subunits to insert strange new additions into target proteins. [...]
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
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. For the last week, Indigenous leaders from around the world have converged in New York for the United Nations Permanent Forum on [...]
When Marielle Ramires disclosed her cancer diagnosis in December 2024, she chose honesty without despair, revealing vulnerability while emphasizing resilience. Her approach was pragmatic, yet deeply hopeful. “I embraced my [...]
BANGKOK — On the morning of April 30, Cambodia’s Supreme Court denied bail to five environmental activists from Mother Nature Cambodia who are currently facing prison sentences ranging from six [...]
A newly published study has found that nearly 75% of bird species in North America are sharply declining across their ranges, and eight in 10 plummeting in the very areas [...]
TELA BAY, Honduras — Viewed from the boat, the mighty elkhorn corals shimmer through the clear water, their tips grazing the surface and seeming to reach for the hull. But [...]
Grist
The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has done more than cut off life-saving humanitarian assistance. It has also eliminated funding for environmental protection and conservation work in dozens of countries, [...]
Watchdog groups and tech giants want more clean energy. But some fear the utility is pursuing a big fossil-gas expansion plan outside of public scrutiny instead. [...]
“I have never felt more uncertainty about our business in my entire 40-plus-year career.” [...]
The people who grow and sell America's food no longer trust the USDA. We made a timeline to show you what happened. [...]
The plans, created to protect government assets from climate change and save taxpayers money, remain online. It's unclear what Trump will do with them. [...]
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… [...]