Glass bottles excluded from deposit return plans
Many countries have much higher rates of recycling than the UK and have been operating similar schemes for years. Daniel...
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The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen
"Australia is one of the world's largest coal exporters and the largest liquefied gas exporter," the Council wrote in a...
The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean
In 1971, marine biologist Edward Carpenter made a shocking discovery, finding small bits of plastics floating thousands of miles off...
ExxonMobil: Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s – scientists
"It really underscores the stark hypocrisy of ExxonMobil leadership, who knew that their own scientists were doing this very high...
Dolphins ‘shout’ to get heard over noise pollution
"If groups of animals in the wild are less efficient at foraging cooperatively, then this will negatively impact individual health,...
UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock
"Any kind of failure, it's how you react to it, so for us it's to get right back up again,"...
Climate change: Europe and polar regions bear brunt of warming in 2022
"The heatwaves that we saw in Europe over the summer, but also the spring, and also the autumn ... many...
Lützerath: German coal mine stand off amid Ukraine war energy crunch
As we speak, more supporters arrive, bearing backpacks, to join the activists, some of whom have lived on the site...
Sierra Madre: The deadly battle to save a rainforest in the Philippines
The Sierra Madre, Filipinos will tell you, is the backbone of Luzon, the main island of the country. Some even...
Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90
"We would like to express our immense pride in the life that he lived, and our deep gratitude for the...
Elephants: Covid and ethics reshape Thailand’s tourism industry
Elephants are native to Thailand, but the wild population has shrunk from around 100,000 a century ago, to perhaps only...
Citizen scientists join fight to clean up rivers
Earthwatch, which trains citizen scientists, says the number of community groups carrying out monitoring for chemical pollutants has doubled in...
Five ways sequins add to plastic pollution
"I don't know if you've ever worn anything with sequins, but I have, and those things are constantly falling off,...
Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip
Their work, carried out in sync with the government's forestry department and international conservationists including Fauna and Flora International (FFI),...
Scientists find secret to how glass frogs turn transparent
"If you turn these frogs over, you could watch their heart beating by itself. You can see through the skin...
Four tips for better recycling at Christmas
There is a simple test that you can do to see if your wrapping paper can be recycled: crumple it...
Hydrogen heating trial treats us like guinea pigs – residents
For the last few months, representatives from British Gas and Cadent have been visiting homes in the area to service...
Poachers target hippos for giant teeth in place of ivory
"There are increasing cases of sniffer dogs detecting hippo teeth at different airports in Africa these days, and the detection...
