The Russian military is taking measures to protect the residents of a remote Arctic settlement from a mass of polar bears, German press agency DPA reported.
The move comes after regional authorities declared...
The European Commission has announced an investment worth €116 million (£102m) to support 12 large-scale environmental and climate projects.
They are being funded under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Change,...
Costa Rica is getting something right. The Central American country of stunning beaches, rainforests, and biodiversity, is also known for its stable democracy and educated population.
Its president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said at...
More than 44 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) was produced globally in 2017, with a majority being sent to landfill.
That’s more than six kilograms for every person on the...
A mission to mine on the moon could be the key to creating sustainable rocket fuel.
That’s the verdict from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the ArianeGroup, which have signed a one-year...
Climate change is seen as the biggest international threat facing many nations, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center on Sunday.
Thirteen of the countries surveyed listed global warming...
The giant Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, has become the first in Europe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from wood-burning.
Drax burns seven million tonnes of wood chips each year...
An Australian court has rejected plans for a new coal mine on environmental grounds.
In a landmark ruling for the coal-dependent nation, Chief Justice Brian Preston said the proposed facility in New South...
Enough plastic is produced each day to make almost 22 trillion water bottles.
That’s according to the National Geographic Society and Sky Ocean Ventures, which say more than 90% of this volume will...
Nikola Motor Company proves low carbon trucks can go the distance.
The firm has announced it will officially reveal its Nikola Two and Nikola Tre models at its Nikola World conference, which takes...
Waste plastic is choking the Earth’s oceans and poisoning its wildlife. That’s why researchers at Purdue University are excited about a new chemical technique that turns waste plastic back into useful polymers...
More than 40 percent of the world's insects could go extinct in the next few decades, according to a report that lead author Francisco Sánchez-Bayo told CNN was the first global review...
France will take a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population on Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides researchers believe are killing off the...
It’s not just a myth – electric vehicle (EV) batteries really do suffer in the cold.
That’s the conclusion from a new study undertaken by the American Automobile Association (AAA), which found when...
Melting glaciers in the Canadian Arctic are uncovering landscapes that haven’t been ice-free in more than 40,000 years.
That’s according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder, where scientists suggest the...
Heat and pregnancy do not mix. High temps don't just make a pregnant woman uncomfortable, the heat can actually hurt the health of her baby -- and with climate change, this will...
