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Two dice displaying 1.5 and 2C concept

New UN report reveals dramatic emissions cuts are needed to return to 1.5°C

ByVictoria HeathOct 21, 2026
Global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 69 per cent by 2040 to limit warming to 1.5°C by 2100
World’s largest glacier melting faster than anticipated, study finds 

World’s largest glacier melting faster than anticipated, study finds 

ByVictoria HeathOct 20, 2026
New research finds Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica could add twice as much to global sea levels than scientists previously understood
A port book being digitally transferred

How AI transformed centuries-old handwriting into vast database of Britain’s merchant shipping past

ByVictoria HeathOct 20, 2026
Project used artificial intelligence to transform around 100,000 pages of handwritten records into online interactive maps
Endless horizon over the shimmering sea

Global ‘2030’ ocean protection target is 265 years off pace

ByVictoria HeathOct 19, 2026
New report by Greenpeace reveals it could take more than 260 years to fully protect 30 per cent of the world's oceans at current rate of progress
Researchers Adam Brandt, Josh Romo, and Taylor Adams set up a meteorology station during preparations for controlled methane releases.

Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in large-scale test

ByVictoria HeathOct 19, 2026
Monitoring the harmful and potent greenhouse gas using satellites could help slow global temperature increases
Coal power station with smoke coming out of cooling towers and chimney in England, UK - Power and electricity production with environment issues

150 scientists, MPs and activists call for inquiry into unequal impacts of UK air pollution

ByVictoria HeathOct 19, 2026
The vast majority (96 per cent) of England is above the World Health Organisation's recommended limit of PM2.5
Egypt Saudi Arabia flags

Egypt shows support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

ByVictoria HeathOct 19, 2026
Houthis have attacked airports and oil infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, following on from claiming full control of key port city of Yemen last month
Black sea on map

Drones attack at least seven cargo vessels in Black Sea

ByVictoria HeathOct 18, 2026
Attacks occurred off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria – both NATO members – and have left two dead and 25 missing
Plan for the lighthouse

Norfolk’s highest point could become home to a timber lighthouse

ByVictoria HeathOct 15, 2026

The 42-metre-high timber lighthouse will feature seven halls and stand roughly 145 metres above the North Sea Norfolk’s highest point…

Biologist cleans ocean sea from plastic and caps wearing suit and gas mask due to dirty polluted water.

Microplastics may cause biological harm, new study finds

ByVictoria HeathOct 15, 2026

Researchers found that microplastics and nanoplastics can react with water to produce ‘highly reactive molecules’ A study by researchers from…

A Manggala Agni firefighter works to extinguish a land fire in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on August 15, 2026. The onset of a drier dry season amplified by El Nino, combined with illegal land-clearing activities, has driven a significant spike in forest and land fire hotspots across parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan

Indonesia experiencing world’s highest wildfire emissions

ByVictoria HeathOct 14, 2026
Wildfires in Indonesia are the most intense in 11 years, burning through forests and peatland in both Borneo and Sumatra
Buenos Aires, Argentina; 8 24 2023: Javier Milei

Argentina begins legal action against UK over Falklands oilfield project

ByVictoria HeathOct 14, 2026
Legal action concerns the Sea Lion oilfield, which lies approximately 220 kilometres north of the Falkland Islands
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