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And how long before such extreme heatwaves become the ‘new norm’ across the region?
Put simply, it’s the outcome of a chemical reaction, which humans learned how to make some 400,000 years ago.
The results of phytoremediation are remarkable.
The effect is much stronger in women than men.
About 100 billion items of clothing are produced each year. That’s not sustainable fashion.
Social media data can reveal where people are watching nature – and consequently where animals may be under pressure.
Shaded valleys and other cool habitats could help save threatened plants and animals from extinction.
Carbon offsets are a perfectly legitimate way to fight climate change (if they work).
A natural view of the world appealed to Albert Einstein.
A climate scientist explains what is going on with this heatwave.
India’s hump-backed mahseer is one of the world’s most prized game fish, yet it was a scientific enigma.
Even a small cloud can weigh as much as four tonnes – but gravity, chemistry and temperature keep them floating in the sky.
Despite promises, it’s hard to deny that the UK’s standards on agriculture, air pollution, and climate change are under threat.
Preliminary results of a study have shown microplastics have reached in a newly revealed Antarctic environment.
Appearance of bananas in Sri Lanka 6,000 years ago points to prehistoric food globalisation.
Under the terms of the current treaty all commercial mining is forbidden, but rumblings of discontent are stirring beneath the ice.
New findings from the Chagos Islands are a perfect parable for the Anthropocene.
Sounds too cheap to be true? It probably is.
Why home owners shouldn’t panic over knotweed on their property.
The heatwave is unlikely to cause the price hikes of 1976 for a number of reasons.
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
Why do whale sharks come together at just 20 locations around the globe?
Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
As ponds dry up, so too does our connection to nature.