The collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet is now unstoppable, guaranteeing a potentially devastating eventual sea level rise of up to 4 metres (13ft), according...
Glyndebourne – the UK’s leading opera festival – celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. While timeless works by Tchaikovsky and Mozart continue to thrill the crowds,...
Alex Blackburne speaks with Cindy Forde of the BLUE Marine Foundation about making money out of responsible fisheries. The elephant in the room for many environmentalists...
Scientists have warned that blue and mako sharks that migrate to and from British waters are frequently running into Spanish and Portuguese fishing fleets in the...
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) plans to control and observe Britain’s bird population and monitor the most vulnerable species by using military...
The widely used neonicotinoid pesticides, three of which are currently banned in the EU, are a crucial factor in the collapse of US bee colonies, according...
A freight ship carrying 60,000 litres of oil has become stranded off the coast of the Galapagos Islands after running aground. Authorities have said that “for the moment”,...
The owners of Heathrow airport are to offer a deal to the opponents of a proposed third runway, saying it will help local residents by paying for...
A new website has been launched to show what the future might look like once the ice caps have melted. World Under Water is similar to...
Chinese engineers are considering plans to build an undersea trainline connecting Beijing to the US, according to reports from official state media. Officials are said to...
The UK government has announced funding to the tune of Sh1.48bn (£10m) to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in African countries. Funding was announced by the...
Budding green entrepreneurs are being urged to enter their ideas into an international competition for a chance to win €500,000 (£408,000) to turn their dream business...
Copenhagen, the European Green Capital for 2014, is set to welcome thousands of tourists from across the continent this weekend, ahead of the final of the...
The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC), an Abu Dhabi-based conservation group, has released 2,000 captive-bred Asian houbara birds into the wild in Kazakhstan. The move...
Improving air quality in New York City would result in substantial economic gains and brighter futures for children by increasing their IQs, a pioneering new study...