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Climate change


6 days ago
Satellite view of Hurricane Dorian (Credit: Getty Images)

Rare insights from inside a hurricane's eye

The centre of a hurricane is the focus of its power. But for scientists and early-responders, it can also offer life-saving opportunities.

6 days ago
Future
6 days ago
View of hurricane from space (Credit: Nasa/Matthew Dominick)

How climate change is super-charging storms

The behaviour of the world's most powerful storms is evolving. To adapt to more destructive hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones, we need to know how they're changing.

6 days ago
Future
6 days ago
Flamingos shelter in a windowless toilet block on a bed of straw (Credit: Ron Magill)

How zoos protect animals when a hurricane hits

From harbouring flamingos in bathrooms to ensuring koalas' specialised foods, when hurricanes hit, zoos need contingency plans at the ready.

6 days ago
Future
24 Sep 2024
A colour picture of Manhattan skyline (Credit: Getty Images)

The spiteful feud that lit up New York

When electricity was first rolled out in New York in the late 19th Century, sparks flew between competitors. Today, the city is attempting to complete its electric evolution.

24 Sep 2024
Future
18 Sep 2024
Aston Martin's Lance Stroll on track during the Netherlands Grand Prix with Aramco sponsorship visible on the barriers and his car

Fossil fuel firms 'spent £4bn on sportswashing' says report

Fossil fuel companies invest more than £4bn in sports sponsorship to "greenwash their reputations", according to a new report.

18 Sep 2024
Sustainability
19 Aug 2024
A bin full of food waste waiting to be processed (Credit: Rachel Nuwer)

Japan's ambitious plan to ferment waste food

A unique fermentation method being piloted in Japan transforms edible leftovers and scraps into sustainable feed for pigs.

19 Aug 2024
Future
17 Aug 2024
Bowls of fresh vegetable scraps (Credit: Getty Images)

How to make new food from the stuff we throw away

The waste food going to landfills is an invisible but important part of greenhouse gas emissions. Could discarded scraps be turned into new food instead?

17 Aug 2024
Future
15 Aug 2024
A noble fan mussel in its ocean habitat (Credit: Getty Images)

The sudden downfall of a beloved giant clam

Mass mortality events have been ripping through noble pen shell populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Can we save this suddenly endangered underwater giant?

15 Aug 2024
Future
13 Aug 2024
Firefighter fighting bush fire on island of Sicily July 2023 (Credit: Getty Images)

How fire is reshaping the Mediterranean

How is the Mediterranean's vegetation likely to recover and adapt as climate change increases the risk of wildfires?

13 Aug 2024
Future

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