Why the weather can be sunny one minute then rainy the next.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Environment – Articles, Analysis, Comment
Displaying 26 - 50 of 4406 articles
A new book, The Exhausted Earth, outlines how capitalism leads to burnout - for people and planet. But regenerative solutions are possible if people focus on interconnectedness, not isolation.
The largest farm, in the UAE, has more than 10,000 camels.
Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Cement and fossil fuel production has reached unprecedented levels, with most of the emission growth traceable to a relatively small number of companies.
Meat is cheaper than it should be – and alternatives are more expensive.
Some butterflies are expanding their ranges as the climate changes, others are dwindling.
New AI tech could identify Asian hornets and help scientists eradicate invading colonies.
Hamaguchi’s new film is a poignant tale of capitalist expansion and the ensuing loss of rural living and environmental decline.
As temperatures and rainfall patterns change, the time that trees produce catkins could change and affect wildlife that rely on catkins for food.
Dunes can preserve a record of historic climate changes and shifting continents.
Check that something is blooming every week, March through October, to help bees.
And despite soaring cocoa prices, farmers aren’t seeing the benefit.
The idea cannot be stopped, even if geologists have voted not to recognise a new epoch.
Egg cases of sharks and rays can be found washed up on the shore. Citizen science data helps scientists understand the life cycles of these marine animals and how to best conserve them.
The last full moon of winter can illuminate earthworms in newly-thawed soil.
In Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, restoring harmony with nature against exploitative forces is key to the game’s narrative.
What makes a good egg? The ethics of chocolate is complicated and often hard to decipher with confusing marketing claims on some product packaging.
Kelp seaweed spores are being grown on small rocks and waste scallop shells as part of a trial exploring how to regenerate the UK’s coastal kelp forests.
Poorer countries will be hit hardest, as a new study shows.
Earlier springs due to climate change are wreaking havoc in orchards.
Teaching children about the environmental crisis can help fight climate change, but climate change is already negatively affecting children’s education around the globe.
Meet the next generation of wind turbines that can operate in deeper waters.
Grace Augustine talks about her interviews with people who’ve chosen to leave their jobs over climate change concerns on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
A flurry of island-building during the last two decades has furnished the rich with new properties.