Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans costs up to $2.5 billion (£1.9bn) a year in damaged and lost resources.
That’s according to a new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, which suggests industries...
The restoration of natural forests and coasts can simultaneously tackle climate change and the annihilation of wildlife but is being worryingly overlooked, an international group of campaigners have said.
Animal populations have fallen...
A diet rich in fruits and veggies is considered to be key to good health. They are low in calories but high in nutrients. Just what the doctor ordered. Or is it?
Because...
IKEA has introduced an environmentally-friendly vegan ice cream to its Bistro menu in Europe.
Starting from April 2019, the retailer will sell its sustainable strawberry-flavour soft ice, which it says has almost half...
Climate change means the entire planet could be at risk from mosquito-borne tropical diseases by the end of the century.
That’s according to a new study from PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, which suggests...
The European parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers as part of a sweeping law against plastic waste that despoils beaches and pollutes oceans.
The vote by...
Young people living with higher levels of air pollution are significantly more likely to have psychotic experiences, according to the first study of the issue.
Researchers analysed the experiences of more than 2,000...
A growing movement is encouraging future parents to reconsider their decision to conceive and instead vow not to procreate in the face of climate change. As the world's increasing population pushes the...
Koala populations on the Australian east coast have diminished to the extent the species should now be considered “endangered”, environment groups have said, amid concern that existing protection measures have failed to...
Neil Pederson’s introduction to tree rings came from a “sweet and kindly” college instructor, who nevertheless was “one of the most boring professors I’d ever experienced,” Pederson said. “I swore tree rings...
Heineken has pledged to reduce its water usage and treat 100% of the water used for brewing by 2030.
Its ‘Every Drop’ water ambitions – developed in support of the UN Sustainable Development...
Mother Earth got a bad health report from the United Nations this week, and the scientific team that conducted the exam didn’t shirk from delivering the bad news. The word “dire” comes...
The Humane Society of the United States just released a report on their investigation into widespread animal testing. The inquiry lasted a little over three months and discovered that tens of thousands...
Could a toothpaste pill be the minty solution to cutting landfill waste?
Bite, a company that has created a sustainable and vegan tooth care solution, believes the answer is yes.
It says all users...
The European Commission has concluded palm oil is environmentally damaging and results in excessive deforestation.
The decision means it is likely to be removed from transport biofuels as it will not contribute to...
Industrial fishing vessels that accidentally kill tens of thousands of albatrosses each year routinely ignore regulations designed to save the birds from extinction, according to research.
Using satellite data, investigators found that vessels...
