A treaty to safeguard the world’s high seas has been ratified by the EU, a move that Greenpeace said was “welcome”. Amid much fanfare, 115 countries signed up to the UN global ocean treaty in 2023.

The grid is struggling, and the rise of EVs will only add extra pressure. Thanks to these vehicles’ potential as energy storage plants, however, they could be part of the solution We’ve all heard it.

Optimism isn’t everything, but it’s seriously useful, argues Sumit Paul-Choudhury in his new book. He draws on history, philosophy and science to make his case – as well as his own experience of grief ...

Challenging the dominance of ‘human supremacy’, these movements urge us to rethink our relationship with the more-than-human world What would change if forests, waterways and wildlife were recognised ...

China’s embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output could be entering a period of structural decline. According to analysis by ...

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the ...

A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Every day we’re fed a slew of headlines warning of the scale of the climate ...

Part of an old turbine has been transformed into a house in a bid to prove that these structures can have a meaningful second life You might be blown away to know that the tiny house pictured used to ...

Spring is nature’s way of saying: ‘Let’s party!’” said the late actor Robin Williams, and the celebrations are truly kicking off where I live. The trees are coming into leaf again, we’re back to ...

The northern bald ibis was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and people are helping it to migrate for winter Journeying to warmer climes for the winter, a flock of northern bald ibis tails a ...

London, Paris, Milan ... and now Oswestry, Shropshire, where a pioneering shared wardrobe scheme means you can visit the library and leave with a fresh outfit Lizzie Dibble is hopeful that her clothes ...

Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself Potholes. They’re the scourge of motorists and a potentially lethal hazard to cyclists, but a ...