Western society has accepted as unquestionable a technological imperative that is quite as arbitrary as the most primitive taboo: not merely the duty to foster invention...
Senior cabinet ministers, including the chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Ed Davey, could see fracking developments begin on their doorstep, with licenses for exploratory drilling...
2012 was one of the 10 warmest years globally and caused major changes in the Arctic region, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
Carbon trading schemes are at risk from criminal gangs and fraud, the police agency Interpol has warned. In a new report Interpol says that a lack...
In a recently published Arctic strategy, Barack Obama’s administration set out its vision for the vulnerable northern region. Nicky Stubbs examines what it might mean for...
Sixty-eight years ago today, one of the most catastrophic and memorable acts of warfare occurred in Japan. To many looking in from the outside, the Hiroshima...
Global warming is causing changes in the behaviour of marine species, and forcing many creatures to move north in search of cooler waters, says new research....
The 10 largest water companies in the UK are responsible for vast amounts of illegal sewage pouring into rivers and onto beaches – but face small...
The impact of irresponsible and unsustainable travel and tourism is clear for everyone to see, as Ilaria Bertini found out during a recent holiday in her...
A dedicated survey of marine ecosystems is set to show the extent of coral reef loss in the Caribbean – fuelled by pollution, human activity and...
There is “strong causal evidence” that variations in temperatures and climate patterns link to human conflict, according to a new study. The paper, Quantifying the Influence of...
Shell’s profits in the second quarter of 2013 were 21% less than in the same period as last year, because of difficulties in Nigeria and tax...
Climate scientists have come forward to dispute claims that methane trapped beneath the Arctic Ocean could suddenly escape, causing extremely costly global damage. In a study...
Greenland – 80% of which is ice – experienced its highest temperature since records began on Wednesday. The new record, 25.9C (78.6F), was measured at Maniitoq...
Deep sea mining, the relatively new activity that looks to extract resources such as gold, cooper and zinc from ocean beds, has been criticised by campaigners...