Science & Environment

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

ByGeographical ContributorNov 5, 2025

Through images, Jennifer Carlos documents the lives impacted by droughts, landslides and monsoons

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

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’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

In the Gulf of Panama, an ancient ocean cycle just failed

ByBryony CottamOct 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

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

Biochar: ancient soils, modern answers

ByGeographical ContributorOct 22, 2025

Indigenous Amazonians pioneered biochar centuries ago, and some still practise it. British farmers are now turning to the same method to tackle today’s climate crisis