The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change
At stake was a contract worth half a million dollars a year - about £850,000 in today's money. The prospective...
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Nasa’s James Webb telescope reveals millions of galaxies
This image shows a foreground cluster of galaxies called SMACS 0723. The gravity of this great mass of objects has...
Cheetahs to prowl India for first time in 70 years
"Completing 75 glorious years of independence with restoring the fastest terrestrial flagship species, the cheetah, in India, will rekindle the...
Climate change: Campaigners hail ruling on ‘net zero’
Friends of the Earth lawyer Katie de Kauwe said: "This landmark ruling is a huge victory for climate justice and...
Beaver protection fears after law delay in England
Richard Bramley, the NFU's environment forum chair, said: "The potential impacts that beavers can have on agricultural land are of...
UK heatwave: Why is it so hot?
We know what's behind this - the greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil...
Tory leadership race: Where do candidates stand on net zero goal?
According to a source in the room, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt...
Social support helps orphaned elephants ‘cope’
The research was led by Jenna Parker, an ecologist from Colorado State University. "If you're out in the field, watching...
Energy bills: Homes could be heated by floodwater from disused mines
Rhondda Cynon Taf council's climate change cabinet member, Christina Leyshon, said: "This technology could also be used in the coal...
How streaming videos gives a Danish city hot water
Datacentres are one of the backbones of the internet, housing the servers used to upload selfies, stream videos or chat...
Zephyr breaks own record for longest unmanned flight
A spokesperson for the Assured Position, Navigation and Timing/Space office of the United States Army Futures Command - a branch...
The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’
In response to the survey, Nadiya Catel-Arutyunova, sustainability policy advisor at the British Retail Consortium said: "The UK retail industry...
Call for higher animal welfare standards for Parma ham pigs
Meanwhile one retailer, Waitrose, vowed to end the use of sow stalls in any of its pork production, saying: "Animal...
Environmentalists sue Dutch airline KLM for ‘greenwashing’
Some argue that in sectors like air travel, where there aren't any realistic "green" alternatives, carbon offsetting can play a...
Marmolada glacier collapse in Italy kills seven
"An avalanche of snow, ice and rock which in its path hit the access road when there were several roped...
Using human hair to fight oil spills
Usually our hair is thrown away after it's cut. But a hairdresser in Wales has been using her customers' hair...
Finding the Higgs: ‘Incredible’ moment in science
Ten years ago, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) made an exciting announcement – they had moved...
How much of our plastic ‘recycling’ is actually recycled?
About 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flows into the ocean each year, according to the UN.On International Plastic Bag...
