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'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades. [...]

Science meets shape-throwing in 'Dance your PhD' contest

Could you explain "insights into oral chemesthetic perception" using dance moves? [...]

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 [...]

Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland

The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project. [...]

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. [...]

Government not taking climate seriously - advisers

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says. [...]

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 [...]

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports. [...]

Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain

The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers. [...]

Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB

The Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of starlings this year. [...]

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. [...]

Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction

Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal [...]

Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024 [...]

The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target

Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals. [...]

Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?

Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests? [...]

Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered

Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands. [...]

Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard

Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years. [...]

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. [...]

How the political consensus on climate change has shattered

In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed. [...]

Government not taking climate seriously - advisers

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says. [...]

The satellite that will 'weigh' world's 1.5 trillion trees

The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies. [...]

Miliband urges global cooperation amid energy 'challenges'

The UK Energy Secretary was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security. [...]

Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast

Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today. [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

What in the World

And did they have enough underwear? [...]

Astronauts Butch and Suni begin journey home after nine months in space

The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months. [...]

London Uncovered

The BBC's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city. [...]

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? [...]

The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

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 [...]

The Malayan Tiger Is at a Tipping Point, With Increasing Deaths of Both Native Populations and Big Cats

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 [...]

Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers

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 [...]

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

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, [...]

Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows

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, [...]

How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security

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 [...]

Trump Is Harming National Parks for Future Generations, Former NPS Director Warns

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 [...]

House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands

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 [...]

Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation

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 [...]

California Toxic Algal Bloom Blamed for Months-long Marine Life Poisoning

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 [...]

Inside Climate News Series Is a Scripps Howard Finalist

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,” [...]

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

‘You get attached to them’: nesting ospreys get villagers excited in Wales

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 [...]

Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

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 [...]

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more

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 [...]

Country diary: Lambing season is in full swing | Andrea Meanwell

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 [...]

Glut of early fruit and veg hits UK as climate change closes ‘hungry gap’

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 Doubled the Odds of Record Fires in South Korea

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 U.S., Chinese Solar Flows to Poorer Countries

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 [...]

Brazilian Judge Orders Seizure of Illegally Cleared Lands

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 → [...]

To Help Growers and the Grid, Build Solar on Farmland, Research Says

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 [...]

How Herbicide Drift from Farms Is Harming Trees in Midwest

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 [...]

Wildlife Returns to Site of Devastating Southern California Wildfire

Four months after the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, California, wildlife is making a comeback. Read more on E360 → [...]

U.S. Aid Cuts Are Hitting Global Conservation Projects Hard

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, [...]

Heat and Fire Making Pollution Worse Across Much of the U.S.

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 [...]

How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia's Vast Grasslands

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

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

The Malayan Tiger Is at a Tipping Point, With Increasing Deaths of Both Native Populations and Big Cats

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 [...]

Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers

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 [...]

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

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, [...]

Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows

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, [...]

How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security

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

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

Author Correction: Parvalbumin-expressing basket-cell network plasticity induced by experience regulates adult learning

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 [...]

Fungus from the human gut slows liver disease in mice

Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01360-0The disease affects almost one-third of adults and treatments are limited. [...]

Searching for dark photons in the Sun’s atmosphere

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. [...]

AI scientist ‘team’ joins the search for extraterrestrial life

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. [...]

Trump gutted two landmark environmental reports — can researchers save them?

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. [...]

Blood of man who’s had 200 snake bites helps make a potent antivenom

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. [...]

Star ecologist ‘blurred boundaries’ in lab — but colleagues criticize investigation

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. [...]

Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages

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. [...]

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

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. [...]

Storm of seizures in a baby’s brain calms after trial therapy

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. [...]

Revealed: the unusual mathematics that gives rose petals their shape

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. [...]

Powerful protein editors offer new ways of probing living cells

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

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.

Indigenous youth at the U.N. share environmental setbacks and solutions

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 [...]

Marielle Ramires, Brazilian activist and environmental communicator, died on April 29th, aged 45.

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 [...]

Mother Nature Cambodia activists denied bail by Supreme Court

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 [...]

North American birds are plummeting in areas where they’re plentiful

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 [...]

A Honduran reef stumps conservationists with its unlikely resilience

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

Focuses on climate and sustainability stories with a unique perspective.

Is Georgia Power quietly planning a massive buildout of fossil gas?

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. [...]

Trump promised to help Big Oil. Its revenues plummeted.

“I have never felt more uncertainty about our business in my entire 40-plus-year career.” [...]

Trump radically remade the US food system in just 100 days

The people who grow and sell America's food no longer trust the USDA. We made a timeline to show you what happened. [...]

Why hasn’t Trump taken down the government’s climate adaptation plans?

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. [...]

‘Build, baby, build’: Canada’s new prime minister wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’

Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He's also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects. [...]

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… [...]