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World is set to cross 1.5°C global warming threshold

ByVictoria HeathSep 2, 2026
New UN report suggests best-case scenario peak temperature rise is 1.8°C; others suggest more than 2°C – but scientists say we can still return from higher temperatures
Three children explore a lush forest trail, each holding a clear plastic jar, searching through the underbrush on a nature adventure.

Children are losing touch with nature – but not their desire to protect it, study finds

ByVictoria HeathSep 2, 2026

More than half of children aged 11 to 14 have never climbed a tree, and nine in 10 have never…

Benedict Cumberbatch filming in the Natural History Museum, London

‘How to Live on Earth’ documentary presented by Benedict Cumberbatch to premiere on YouTube

ByVictoria HeathSep 2, 2026
New documentary features human stories and powerful cinematography showing how humanity can build a safe and thriving future for all by working with nature
What If We Get It Right?

Review: What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

ByMark RoweAug 28, 2026
Mark Rowe reviews Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's latest work on the ways we can enact change for the climate at both macro and micro levels
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Writer’s reads: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson shares her top literary picks from her bookshelf in our latest instalment of Writer's Reads...
Surfers riding the tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick, Canada

Phenomena: tidal bores

ByGrace GourlayAug 24, 2026
Discover more about tidal bores, the unusual phenomenon where rivers run backwards around the world
Is the tide turning on industrial fishing in West Africa?

Is the tide turning on industrial fishing in West Africa?

ByBryony CottamAug 21, 2026
Senegal has pledged to expand its protected coastal fishing zone, offering hope to small-scale fishers hit by industrial fishing
Danube in Budapest, Hungary

The vast impacts of a dry Danube

ByVictoria HeathAug 20, 2026
As the Danube’s water levels fall, power plants, cargo shipping and passenger vessels are feeling the effects
Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.

A tale of two quakes

ByDoug SpechtAug 20, 2026
Two earthquakes struck neighbouring countries, but geology alone doesn’t explain the vastly different death tolls
Wildfire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, January 8, 2025, towards Getty Center and Brentwood. Images showcase dense smoke clouds, burning hillsides, and urban areas at risk. 2pm - 3pm.

Climate disasters and recovery inequality: who gets protected?

ByKhadeejah MasudAug 20, 2026
The reality behind disaster recovery is that it often follows the fault lines of race, wealth and power
Sean Sutton with landmine victim Oo Hpar and son David

Inside Myanmar’s civil war and its deadly landmine crisis

Few journalists have reached Myanmar's Karenni State since the 2021 coup. Sean Sutton reports on the communities determined to return home
Baby Jisan, who has spent 22 days in the Bangladesh Neonatal Hospital, Dhaka, is showing signs of recovery

Bangladesh measles crisis overwhelms hospitals

A fast-moving measles outbreak has killed hundreds of children in Bangladesh and pushed hospitals beyond capacity
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