Science & Environment


Can COP30 pivot from decades of pledges to climate action?

Can COP30 pivot from decades of pledges to climate action?

ByMarco MagriniNov 10, 2025
Brazil's President has called this meeting the 'implementation COP,' but Marco Magrini argues success depends on closing the finance gap
Truck

How can we make expeditions more planet-friendly?

Using biofuels can make a significant difference in the emissions and environmental footprint of remote expeditions
A lightning strike during a thunderstorm

Thunderstorms linked to surge in asthma A&E visits, study shows

ByVictoria HeathNov 7, 2025
Research reveals the average number of asthma visits to A&Es was nearly 18 per day during periods with thunderstorms
Deforestation tree

Why are some forests recovering as others vanish fast?

ByMark RoweNov 6, 2025
In the Congo Basin and in overlooked dry tropical forests, losses are soaring – and could soon become irreversible
Palm fruits being loaded onto a truck

The markets are watching: deforestation becomes a boardroom issue

ByMark RoweNov 6, 2025

Investors are waking up to the financial risks of deforestation. As new regulations loom, big brands face pressure to clean…

Aerial view of a forest fire

Why the Amazon is burning like never before

ByMark RoweNov 6, 2025
Fire has overtaken logging as the Amazon’s main driver of deforestation for the first time. As drought and heat intensify, scientists warn of a dangerous feedback loop...
More than a year after a mudslide devastated Chooralmala in Wayand in July 2024, this family home still teeters precariously over the path of the disaster

How landslides, droughts and monsoons are devastating an Indian state

Through images, Jennifer Carlos documents the lives impacted by droughts, landslides and monsoons
Plastic waste coming out of bin

Half of UK recycling shipped overseas, report reveals

ByVictoria HeathNov 5, 2025
The UK continues to rely heavily upon overseas processing for recyclable waste, despite advances in domestic infrastructure
great barrier reef

The world’s largest blue carbon sinks

ByVictoria HeathNov 4, 2025
From the Everglades to the Sundarbans, discover where exactly the world is storing its blue carbon – and why it is so useful
China solar power

China’s green revolution reshapes global power

ByMarco MagriniNov 3, 2025
While the US retreats from climate leadership, China is investing billions in renewables and expanding its influence abroad
Scalloped hammerheads gather in the region feasting on the profusion of small fish

How waters in the Gulf of Panama are changing

ByVictoria HeathOct 29, 2025
For the first time on record, the cold, nutrient- rich waters that sustain an entire ecosystem failed to surface in the Gulf of Panama
The vast Grasberg gold and copper mine

Britain’s hidden hand in West Papua’s crisis

ByBryony CottamOct 23, 2025
A new report links some of Britain’s biggest financial institutions and energy firms to deforestation, displacement and human rights abuses in Western New Guinea
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