Climate change: Key crops face major shifts as world warms
In this study, the authors looked at how rising temperatures and changing rates of precipitation will impact the three crops...
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False banana: Is Ethiopia’s enset ‘wondercrop’ for climate change?
Enset is a staple in Ethiopia, where around 20 million people rely on it for food, but elsewhere it has...
South Georgia: The museum at the end of the world reopens for business
Workers also need a certain degree of bravery. "We have breeding, aggressive fur seals, right here, sometimes literally on our...
The people moving from high to low-carbon careers
"Of course I prefer flying and visiting exotic destinations, and earning a decent salary," says the 32-year-old. "But when confronted...
Plastic crisis needs binding treaty, report says
Plastics researcher Trisia Farrelly, from Massey University in New Zealand, told BBC News that oil and gas firms, which produce...
Government says its climate change curbs inadequate
Labour's shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said: "After more than a decade in power, the Conservatives have failed to build...
How a colossal block of ice became an obsession
Those people who've seen the series have had various reactions, but some of the themes are common. You won't be...
The ‘green’ row over the UK’s largest renewable power plant
The scale of operations at this converted coal plant is gargantuan. It's the UK's largest renewable power station. Wood pellets...
Water pollution: How clean are the UK’s rivers and lakes?
Professor Steve Ormerod, an ecologist at Cardiff University, warns of other threats. He says: "We need to understand the risks...
No English river is free from pollution – Parliament report
"Many of the recommendations mirror proposals set out in our recent 21st Century Rivers report, which calls for government, regulators,...
Past seven years hottest on record – EU satellite data
"These events are a stark reminder of the need to change our ways, take decisive and effective steps toward a...
Ichthyosaur: Huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’ found in Rutland reservoir
"It's not often you are responsible for safely lifting a very important but very fragile fossil weighing that much," said...
Air pollution: Delhi’s smog problem is rooted in India’s water crisis
But then comes winter. Pollution in any city mixes vertically in the atmosphere, and the height at which this happens...
Energy bills: Fix insulation to tackle cost of heating, PM told
He said all new heating systems installed in UK homes from 2035 will be low-carbon technologies, like heat pumps or...
Tories call on Treasury to fund green energy plans
The idea of targeted financial support for fuel bills - along the lines of the current Warm Homes Discount scheme...
Kew scientists name new tree after Leonardo DiCaprio
Last year, more than 200 plants and fungi from across the word were officially named by Kew scientists and their...
Antibiotic-resistant superbug evolved on hedgehogs
This is, though, just one, relatively rare example of antibiotic resistance arising naturally. And the discovery "represents a tiny fraction...
Dinosaur footprints in Penarth date back 200 million years
Dinosaur footprints found on a beach in south Wales are actually a "trackway" of footprints dating back more than 200...
