Environment

It’s been centuries since a wolf’s howl was heard across the Scottish Highlands, but a team of researchers thinks it’s

If we manage to reach the climate target set by the Paris Agreement, we could be living in a world

Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn’t always that way – and scientists have predicted

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was

Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world’s chocolate supply,

Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the

A simple blue stain could force trees into giving up their memories of cold summers and volcanic winters, a recent

Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius – the fallback target of the Paris climate accord – is now

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. By

Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low

As if Los Angeles doesn’t have enough to contend with in the aftermath of its catastrophic fires, NASA is now

Extreme heat will reach dangerous levels – even for younger people – across an area equivalent to the size of

An enormous chunk has broken off the world’s largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could

The ‘Last Ice Area’ is expected to be the final place in the Arctic where ice persists all year round

The unexpected jump in global temperatures since 2023 has helped fuel a relentless assault of associated disasters around the world,

Large swathes of one of Earth’s largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO2. More than a third

Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern

The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the global average since 1979. Svalbard, an archipelago near the northeast

Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a

A colossal ice core sample drilled in Antarctica may contain the oldest, unbroken timeline of Earth’s climate, stretching back more

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we’re currently

Waves that ripple from Earth’s centre can be used to sense what it’s made of, and where those materials might

The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to

The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded

For far too long, the decline in the biodiversity of our rivers and lakes has been out of sight and

If Earth’s life survives the Anthropocene, it will eventually face another existential threat from space. As the Sun brightens with

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread wildfires into

At least five people have died and more than 100,000 have been ordered to evacuate as uncontrolled fires burn through

Tiny bubbles trapped in ancient Antarctic ice have revealed surges in global wildfire coinciding with signs of abrupt climate change.

All was well in Los Angeles at around 10 am on Tuesday. Less than 24 hours later, 2,925 acres of

A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions in the east faced blizzard conditions

We could be producing concrete that’s 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, researchers