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North Sea drilling is a distraction: low-carbon transition hinges on prioritising people and jobs

North Sea drilling is a distraction: low-carbon transition hinges on prioritising people and jobs

10 days ago

How to build climate-resilient transport systems

How to build climate-resilient transport systems

10 days ago

Nepal floods: how measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters

Nepal floods: how measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters

13 days ago

Floods and droughts are both signs of water insecurity – they show up in these four places

Floods and droughts are both signs of water insecurity – they show up in these four places

13 days ago

Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers and lakes

Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers...

13 days ago

How to help your garden recover from a heatwave

How to help your garden recover from a heatwave

13 days ago

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast-fashion waste, study reveals

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast-fashion waste, study reveals

15 days ago

The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch – but the idea is still changing how we see the world

The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch – but the idea is still changing how we see...

15 days ago

Too hot to learn: how climate change hurts children’s chances from birth

Too hot to learn: how climate change hurts children’s chances from birth

15 days ago

Why should we care if there aren’t any squished insects on our windscreens?

Why should we care if there aren’t any squished insects on our windscreens?

16 days ago

What anglers have taught me about saving England’s sharks

What anglers have taught me about saving England’s sharks

17 days ago

Saltwater flooding could radically change which crops are worth growing

Saltwater flooding could radically change which crops are worth growing

17 days ago

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

17 days ago

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is...

20 days ago

Climate change images are getting scarier – could fear help drive action?

Climate change images are getting scarier – could fear help drive action?

20 days ago

War drama Pressure depicts D-day’s weather forecast – what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems

War drama Pressure depicts D-day’s weather forecast – what we found when we recreated the...

20 days ago

Rebuilding in Nepal-Tibet will be challenging – communities in India are still recovering from 2023 glacial disaster

Rebuilding in Nepal-Tibet will be challenging – communities in India are still recovering from...

20 days ago

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up

21 days ago

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