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Research suggests our names for birds reflect our changing relationship with the natural world: here’s why that matters
Soot from aeroplane exhausts can linger in the atmosphere, seeding ice clouds which trap heat.
To more effectively communicate about climate change online, follow these simple rules
With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.
New data from tropical and subtropical regions suggests insects are declining thanks to dammed rivers
Research shows people don’t take politicians seriously on climate change if they don’t seem fully committed.
We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.
If the G7 is serious about stopping global warming, it could start by acknowledging who and what is causing it.
Desertification and climate change are threatening ancient sites in the Sahara.
Contracts for exploring the deep sea are due to expire before a safe mining code can be agreed.
The bacteria which causes the infection in yellow-eyed penguins is closely related to a human pathogen.
Rhetoric is hardening, but government policies still honour the special relationship with fossil fuels.
To protect natural ecosystems we will need a system that actually counteracts market forces.
Countries that industrialised early will still have a massive ‘carbon debt’ to repay.
Carbon has overshadowed forests in climate policies, leading to practices that appear green but actually harm forests.
How much energy does the internet use, and - given recent technological advances - could it ever run on renewable energy alone?
In Lough Hyne’s shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean’s depths.
New barium sulphate-based paint could help reduce effects of climate change.
The lives of one in ten of Earth’s species are connected to lakes and their tributaries.
Planting a hedge can boost biodiversity, tackle noise, air and soil pollution and help towards meeting carbon emissions targets.
Emissions linger in the atmosphere for far longer than human or corporate lifespans.
Chinese bitcoin mining could consume as much energy as the whole of the UK by 2024.
District heating can recycle waste heat and pump it where it’s needed.
The lawsuit resembles earlier legal efforts to make tobacco companies remedy wrongdoing.