Environment

The first study of its kind discovered that high levels of fine particulate matter and to a lesser extent, ozone, may be key

Study found that although dead whales are still valuable sources of fat and protein, it will not be enough to sustain most polar bears when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers

Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut almost in half by 2030 to avert global environmental catastrophe, says a damning UN report. The landmark UN document has concluded that if we don’t drastically cut Greenhouse emissions, then the earth will see the disappearance of Arctic Ice, loss of all coral reefs and the end of many island communities. The report says the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by as early as 2030....

East London was once full of house sparrows, but annual surveys found the population has dropped steadily since the Seventies.

Freya the springer spaniel has been trained up and employed by Wessex Water, whose region is a "stronghold" for the small amphibians

  By Chloé Farand   Chloé Farand is a reporter at Desmog UK investigating climate change denial - where this report first appeared. In a packed lecture hall a few hundred metres away from the Conservative Party Conference, climate science denier and hard-Brexiter MP Owen Paterson told the cheering crowd: “We are the mainstream of the Conservative Party.” As the rift between different factions of the Conservative Party deepens over Brexit, Paterson, a political advisor to the group Leave Means Leave, was preaching to an audience...

The fungus provides a powerful medicine for honey bees to fight off viruses carried by the varroa mite

Scientists say orcas are particularly threatened in heavily contaminated areas such as the waters near Brazil, the Strait of Gibraltar and around the UK

The discovery sheds fresh light on the mysterious vocalisations that are among the eeriest sounds in the ocean