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Huge selection of different used clothes for men, women and children on the rack in a second hand shop or thrift store. Concept of waste problem in fashion industry.

58,000 tonnes of microfibres from textile production leak into the environment annually

ByVictoria HeathJul 29, 2026
More than 92,000 tonnes of microfibres are lost during production every year, with 63 per cent reaching the environment
Firefighters tackling a wildfire

Geo explainer: What are fire clouds?

ByVictoria HeathJul 28, 2026
Discover more about pyrocumulonimbus – or fire clouds – and how climate change is making them more widespread
Longyearbyen seed vault

Inside Svalbard: where the world’s seeds are preserved

ByKhadeejah MasudJul 24, 2026

One of the most remote locations in the world, Svalbard’s Seed Vault safeguards global food security by storing 1.4 million…

Andy Burnham giving a speech

Which environmental issues does Andy Burnham need to tackle first?

ByVictoria HeathJul 24, 2026
From Thames Water to tackling bottom trawling, discover the major environmental issues Burnham must address when he takes power
Open water swimming

Equipment matters: open-water swimming

ByVictoria HeathJul 24, 2026

As heatwaves become more frequent, open-water swimming is more tempting than ever. Tristan Kennedy looks at how to enjoy it…

A crowded street in Lisbon full of tourists

Which countries have more tourists than locals?

ByVictoria HeathJul 23, 2026
From Monaco to Albania, discover the nations that have more tourists than residents – and how exactly such a difference is impacting life there
York street, ghost tour

Why York’s ghost tours are rewriting the city’s hidden history

ByAndrew BrooksJul 23, 2026
Ghost tours, witchcraft and themed attractions turn marginalised histories into spectacle – creating a cityscape haunted as much by commerce as by the dead
Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

ByVictoria HeathJul 23, 2026
After years of criticism over water use, pollution and working conditions, the cut flower industry in Kenya is trying to show it can have a greener future
Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

ByVictoria HeathJul 23, 2026

New research shows how biodiversity has not yet recovered on Chilean seamounts despite more than two decades since bottom trawling…

Hormuz closure could trigger global super-spreader event

Hormuz closure could trigger global super-spreader event

ByBryony CottamJul 22, 2026
Scientists warn that thousands of stranded vessels could cause the spread of invasive marine life worldwide
Road flood closed sign under deep water during bad extreme heavy rain storm weather in UK

Around 1.4 million people will be exposed to coastal flooding in UK by 2200, study finds

ByVictoria HeathJul 22, 2026
'Reasonable worse-case scenario' modelled by scientists would see sea level rise of more than 15 metres across the UK by 2300
Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan's Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan

Why does Afghanistan have a high risk of natural disasters?

ByVictoria HeathJul 21, 2026
Flash floods hit Afghanistan – the world's second-most prone country to natural disasters
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