Scottish climate-tech platform also selected for University of Edinburgh’s AI AcceleratorAI-powered climate-tech platform Calterra has been awarded £96,000 in SMART Grant funding from Scottish ...

It must be tough being a judge on the world’s most prestigious environmental prize: imagine having to choose between an ingenious machine that removes microplastics from a river in Europe, or a ...

Peatland fires in Indonesia pose a major threat to habitats, wildlife and people. That risk is exacerbated by the country’s periodic El Niño warming phases, which bring prolonged drought. Massive ...

The largest appeal in The Wildlife Trusts’ history needs a further £9m to reach its target as it asks public for ‘a momentous final effort’. The largest and most ambitious fundraising appeal in the ...

The production of steel, concrete, fuel and agriculture chemicals is energy intensive. These industries critically rely on vast amounts of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) because the electricity grid ...

Summer can be lovely – until a wasp turns up. Whether they present as an irritating picnic visitor or an uninvited loft guest, common social wasps are as much a part of our summer as festivals, sun ...

As heatwaves continue across parts of the UK, the RSPB is encouraging people to take simple steps to help garden birds and other wildlife cope with the heat, while also protecting them from diseases ...

Think tank estimates future costs of heatwaves to 2030 at least £25bn. The record-breaking June 2026 heatwave that saw temperatures exceeding 37 degrees in parts of the UK had direct economic ...

Plastic waste remains a growing global challenge, with common materials such as PET used in bottles, packaging, and textiles accumulating across land and marine environments. New research from King ...

The continent is struggling to cope with the impacts, and only 40% of countries have multi-hazard early warning systems which are needed to save lives and livelihoods. However, there are encouraging ...

There is a more than 60% chance that a “super” El Niño will develop by the end of this year. El Niño conditions have already begun this year, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A new WMO El Niño/La Niña Update indicates an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August 2026. Probabilities for this to continue until at least November are near or above 90%. Although ...