Deadly summer heatwaves ‘to get worse over the next three decades’
Carbon emissions from transport and industry are slowing down the jet stream - the ribbon of wind high up in the atmosphere that drives our weather patterns
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World’s last wilderness ‘may vanish sooner rather than later’
Scientists say the last wilderness areas left on the planet are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets "critically needed"
Mining & using Bitcoins produces same amount of carbon dioxide as whole of UK’s cars
The cryptocurrency could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033 if its popularity continues to rise
Far right takes charge in Brazil as another major economy succumbs to politics of hate
US President Donald Trump has given his backing to Jair Bolsonaro after the far-right politician won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. The former army captain won 55.2 per cent of the vote against 44.8 per cent for Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers' Party. His pledge to fight crime and ...
Fragile seashores were “cradle of evolution” for first fish
Fish originated in shallow ocean waters - such as lagoons - some 480 to 360 million years ago before diversifying
Wildebeest ‘two-and-a-half times stronger than a car engine’
It is the secret to its epic annual trek when around 1.5 million of them migrate across Africa in search of grazing and water
Rare sight of a locust in UK brought on strong winds to Devon
It was the first ever recorded in Devon
Creatures could be living beneath the surface of Mars
Salty subterranean lakes on the Red Planet are capable of producing enough oxygen to support microbes - and even simple animals, say scientists.
Arctic turning green as areas that have been frozen for tens of thousands of years begin to thaw
The Arctic is turning green as areas that have been frozen for tens of thousands of years are now thawing, warns new research. The study shows that shrubs are flourishing in the tundra and increasing the rate that layers of frozen ground - known as permafrost - are melting. Researchers ...