Science & Environment

Five billion people could be affected by 2100 as Earth's drylands increase with rising aridity mostly driven by human-caused climate change

Meet biochar: the organic matter helping to capture carbon and improve soil quality – with origins stretching back 2,000 years ago

Colombia is one of several global biodiversity ‘darkspots’, but local scientists are now discovering plant species on newly accessible land

Livestock account for 14.5 per cent of all methane emissions – but a simple swap to seaweed may counter the harmful gases that cows produce

Discover more about the harrowing journey that migrants take through jungles, mountainous terrain and rapid-filled rivers in the Darien Gap

Six typhoons hit the Philippines in one month. Find out more about these devastating events & why exactly the country is so prone to typhoons

Find out more about the world's oldest and deepest river, Lake Baikal – and why bubbles under its surface threaten to harm the planet

Discover Brazil's vast history – from World Cup wins to political turmoil – along with a deep dive into geography facts, economy and culture

Black plastics have traditionally been far more difficult to recycle than others, but new study uses power of sunlight to change that

Discover the vast implications if the world's largest rainforest – the Amazon – were to completely vanish from Earth

ByBryony CottamNov 21, 2024

The search for novel microbes in Arctic ecosystems, known as bioprospecting, is yielding promising results for the development of new drugs

Action for Global Health says it's time for renewed action on antimicrobial resistance, and calls for a greater focus on infection protection

Footer