Environment

white blue glacial landscape in Antarctica

Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new research

Helen Millman, University of Exeter; Martin Siegert, University of Exeter, and Richard Alley, Penn State

Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it

Salma Al Arefi, University of Leeds

A woman with her hand on a boiling kettle.

Why Sweden’s ban on fossil fuel production matters, despite not producing any itself – new research

Lukas Slothuus, University of Sussex

Greta thunberg and other school strikers standing outside holding pro climate action placards

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues

John Stewart, Bournemouth University and Olivier Lambert, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Painting of a shark biting into an upside down whale carcass

Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean – how to protect these astonishing blooms

Susanne Masters, Leiden University and Margret Veltman, University of Oslo

Boy stands in floodwaters in Piazza San Marco, Venice

Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

Robert James Nicholls, University of East Anglia; Marjolijn Haasnoot, Utrecht University, and Piero Lionello, University of Salento

Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans

Jim Smith, University of Portsmouth

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

Nick Dunn, Lancaster University

Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it

Stuart Mills, University of Leeds; Farooq Sher, Nottingham Trent University; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Stuart Walker, University of Sheffield, and Yvonne Ryan, University of Limerick

woman sitting at a table holding a smart energy meter in one hand and a mug in the other

Golden eagles in England? Here’s the ecological case for bringing them back

Esther Kettel, Nottingham Trent University

New advice on avoiding British cod: how to make sure your fish and chips are sustainably sourced

Mara Fischer, University of Exeter and Ruth H. Thurstan, University of Exeter

Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

Nima Shokri, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg

The Rhone glacier in the Swiss alps is experiencing melt due to climate change.

Crypto tolls in the Strait of Hormuz shows why bitcoin thrives in times of crisis

Peter Howson, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Strait of Hormuz map, with Iran and US flags + crypto coins

Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

Viet Nguyen-Tien, London School of Economics and Political Science; Gavin D. J. Harper, University of Birmingham, and Robert Elliott, University of Birmingham

Solar panels won’t slash energy bills on their own – an expert explains how to maximise savings

Salma Al Arefi, University of Leeds

Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say

Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster

Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement

Nick Dunstone, Met Office Hadley Centre

Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths

Dominick Spracklen, University of Leeds

An area of rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon, taken from the Tall Tower Observatory.

AI makes rewilding look tame – and misses its messy reality

Mike Jeffries, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Greener energy

The UK wants a cleaner steel industry – but its plan rests on a supply chain that doesn’t exist yet

Michael A. Lewis, University of Bristol; University of Bath and Annika Skoglund, University of Bristol

steelworkers in front of an electric furnace

Rising energy prices will hit millions: here are three ways the UK government could shield vulnerable households

Cassandra Etter-Wenzel, University of Oxford; Anupama Sen, University of Oxford, and Sam Fankhauser, University of Oxford

smart meter saying 'weekly budget exceeded'

Europe needs affordable, low-carbon homes – here’s how Barcelona is reimagining its housing system

Adriana Allen, UCL and Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway, Universitat de Barcelona

aerial shot looking down onto top of eco-housing flats

Underwater turbines are gaining government support – our research maps their global potential

Danny Coles, University of Oxford

Be the change

Northern Lights in purple and green with a tree in foreground.

From sunsets to the night sky: how technology can help you to notice nature in new ways

Alex Smalley, University of Exeter

Expecting charity shops to recycle your unwanted clothes is creating a rubbish pile – here’s how to help to avoid that

Violet Broadhead, University of Bristol

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease

Richard Gregory, UCL

Climate storytelling

How AI’s language barrier limits climate disaster responses

Ifeoluwa Wuraola, University of Hull; Daniel Marciniak, University of Hull, and Nina Dethlefs, Loughborough University

open book with blank white pages, planets and spaceships rorund pages, black background

How ‘eco-dystopian’ novels from Asia and Africa are pushing boundaries

Alastair Bonnett, Newcastle University

Eight wonders of the world

Anna Turns, The Conversation

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen standing in front of a crowd briefing them on the upcoming Artemis II mission.

Why small discoveries (as well as big ones) have the power to inspire

Rachael Jolley, The Conversation

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Green finance

Turning debt into forests: the finance tool making a comeback

Alex Dryden, SOAS, University of London

How a grassroots UK campaign sparked a multi-billion-dollar exit from public fossil fuel finance

Freddie Daley, University of Sussex

How to green your money

Anna Turns, The Conversation and Sarah Reid, The Conversation

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War on climate

Why the war in Iran will make your UK mortgage more expensive

Alper Kara, Brunel University of London

How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Nima Shokri, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg

Two large cargo vessels in the strait of Hormuz.

How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts

Robert Blasiak, Stockholm University and Paul Conville, Stockholm University

two fishing boats in open ocean, blue sky blue calm sea

pregnant woman sitting cross-legged on bed, holding glass of water

Drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of childhood asthma – new study

Annelise Blomberg, Lund University; Anna Saxne Jöud, Lund University, and Christel Nielsen, Lund University

waste strewn across land, houses in background

Waste being used to tackle erosion poses a health risk – an anthropologist explains the dilemma

Declan Murray, University of Manchester

Oceans and rivers

Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm

Karen Stockin, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

A rescuer uses a paddle to place wet towels over a stranded humpback whale off the island of Poel during efforts to save it on April 17, 2026.

How commercial sand dredging is reshaping the largest lake in the UK – new study

Neil Reid, Queen's University Belfast

green algae on water surface, boats in background

The surprising power of seashells: how oyster waste can recapture rare earth elements

Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Trinity College Dublin

shells on foreshore, calm sea, wind turbines in distance

How accelerating evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves – new study

Liam Lachs, Newcastle University; Adriana Humanes, Newcastle University, and James Guest, Newcastle University

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why

Mokgadi Miranda Hlongwane, Tshwane University of Technology

Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short-term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why

Olly Owen, University of Oxford and Zoe Brown, University of Oxford

Wild insight of the week

Introducing a new citizen science nature app that’s geared towards the scientific community

Pierre Bonnet, Cirad and Alexis Joly, Inria

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Environment

Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new research

Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it

Why Sweden’s ban on fossil fuel production matters, despite not producing any itself – new research

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues

Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean – how to protect these astonishing blooms

Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it

Golden eagles in England? Here’s the ecological case for bringing them back

New advice on avoiding British cod: how to make sure your fish and chips are sustainably sourced

Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

Crypto tolls in the Strait of Hormuz shows why bitcoin thrives in times of crisis

Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

Solar panels won’t slash energy bills on their own – an expert explains how to maximise savings

Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say

Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement

Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths

AI makes rewilding look tame – and misses its messy reality

Greener energy

The UK wants a cleaner steel industry – but its plan rests on a supply chain that doesn’t exist yet

Rising energy prices will hit millions: here are three ways the UK government could shield vulnerable households

Europe needs affordable, low-carbon homes – here’s how Barcelona is reimagining its housing system

Underwater turbines are gaining government support – our research maps their global potential

Be the change

From sunsets to the night sky: how technology can help you to notice nature in new ways

Expecting charity shops to recycle your unwanted clothes is creating a rubbish pile – here’s how to help to avoid that

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease

Climate storytelling

How AI’s language barrier limits climate disaster responses

How ‘eco-dystopian’ novels from Asia and Africa are pushing boundaries

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Eight wonders of the world

Why small discoveries (as well as big ones) have the power to inspire

Imagine: One email every week about the most important issue of our time

Green finance

Turning debt into forests: the finance tool making a comeback

How a grassroots UK campaign sparked a multi-billion-dollar exit from public fossil fuel finance

How to green your money

War on climate

Why the war in Iran will make your UK mortgage more expensive

How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts

Planet health check

Drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of childhood asthma – new study

Waste being used to tackle erosion poses a health risk – an anthropologist explains the dilemma

Oceans and rivers

Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm

How commercial sand dredging is reshaping the largest lake in the UK – new study

The surprising power of seashells: how oyster waste can recapture rare earth elements

How accelerating evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves – new study

Food and farming

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why

Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short-term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why

Wild insight of the week

Introducing a new citizen science nature app that’s geared towards the scientific community

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