Scientists have found new evidence that thawing Arctic permafrost is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through plants, warning that this could accelerate global warming. Scientists...
The risk of dengue fever spreading across Europe is now imminent because of rising temperatures caused by climate change, scientists have warned. Dengue fever is a...
The UK has one of the highest mortality rates in honeybee colonies in the EU, with 29% dying in the winter of 2012/13, according to a...
Investors have less than a month left to invest in energy co-op Gen Community’s latest share offer. The goal is to raise £880,000 to fund the...
In 1998, the now-discredited surgeon and medical researcher Andrew Wakefield published a paper that suggested there was a causal link between the measles, mumps and rubella...
A coalition of global businesses has called on world leaders to prevent a trillion tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere, by promoting clear low-carbon policies....
Conservationists have said that an extremely wet winter may have impacted on invertebrate numbers, boosting mosquito populations but causing a decline in dragonflies. The Canal and...
Nitrogen pollution, which played a major role in the UK’s recent air quality crisis, represents a potentially deadly threat to many animal and plant species, according...
Ceres, the non-profit organisation Mindy Lubber leads, marks its 25th anniversary this year. Its mission – to build a sustainable global economy – remains a work in progress,...
Joseph Iddison examines the health consequences of having a high-carbon economy, as part of World Health Day. As the world continues to burn fossil fuels to...
The high levels of pollution have subsided across many parts of the UK, after the most vulnerable were told to stay indoors and avoid heavy exercise...
The Norwegian government has announced that the country’s sovereign wealth fund will increase its investment in environmental projects. However, green groups have voiced their disappointment that...
Leading figures from the travel and tourism industry gathered in Manchester on Friday for the eighth international Responsible Tourism in Destinations (RTD8) conference. Here’s what was...
The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Farmers Guardian newspaper are calling on dog walkers to enjoy the countryside responsibly, after figures showed incidents of dogs attacking livestock...
Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, has warned that conflict and social unrest could escalate if the world fails to create a plan to...