Grey wolves are one of the species that have experienced a come back in Europe over the last five decades.

Wolves are recovering in Europe - here’s why that’s good news

Constanze from Düsseldorf is one of seven claimants taking action against Germany's air pollution.

Germans v government: ‘I’m suing for my right to breathe clean air’

The carcass of an endangered Grevy's Zebra, which died during the drought, is seen in the Samburu national park, Kenya.

Kenya's worst drought in decades is killing endangered wildlife

Windmills are seen in front of the Gries dam at SwissWinds farm, Europe's highest wind farm.

Energy crisis will speed up green transition, says renewables chief

A smart Arctic station is one solution pioneered through the RUGGEDISED project.

These smart European cities are helping residents to save energy

The UK government is being accused of launching a 'full-on attack' on nature.

UK government accused of launching a ‘full-on attack’ on nature

Researchers estimate that there are 20 quadrillion ants in the world.

How many ants are there on Earth? Researchers reveal staggering number

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Wolves are recovering in Europe - here’s why that’s good news

Ozone layer passes ‘significant milestone’ on road to recovery

Meet the Japanese woman who hasn’t paid for electricity in 10 years

Green News

The Eiffel Tower is usually illuminated until 1am

Eiffel Tower switches off as France fears winter energy shortages

People take part in a "Global Climate Strike" march towards the Delhi Secretariat building, calling for urgent measures to combat climate change.

Youth activists stage a coordinated 'global climate strike'

The winter of warm banks: How UK high streets are easing fuel poverty.

What are ‘warm banks’ and are they a good thing?

Seized emails reveal how big oil companies really feel about the climate crisis.

What seized fossil fuel emails tell us about big oil’s climate plan

Climate

A home fights against high winds caused by post Tropical Storm Fiona in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador

'It’s quite terrifying': Homes washed into sea as storm batters Canada

Iraq's Tigris river is thought to have watered the Garden of Eden

Iraq's Tigris river runs dangerously low, impacting local incomes

Conventional cremations use 135 litres of fuel and pump 245 kilograms of CO2 into the atmosphere

Human composting: How to stay green after you hit the grave

Nature

The fishermen with an 11-year friendship - and other love stories from Europe’s stork villages.

How white storks captured the hearts of these European villagers

The law codifies the lagoon's right "to exist as an ecosystem and to evolve naturally" and recognises its right to protection, conservation and restoration.

Europe's largest salt-water lagoon is now a 'person'

Scientists Alejandro Arteaga and Amanda Quezada with one of the newly named snakes.

‘Cryptic reptiles’ have been found living under gravestones in Ecuador

A rescuer pours water on one of stranded whales on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, Australia.

Rescue efforts underway for more than 200 whales beached in Tasmania

Living

Chikako uses the sun's energy to cook her food

Meet the Japanese woman who hasn’t paid for electricity in 10 years

The Global Bicycle Cities Index factors in cycle paths, theft rates and days of decent weather each year to rank the world’s 90 most bike-friendly cities.

Revealed: The 10 most bike-friendly cities in the world

The Netherlands' transformation into a bike-friendly country has been decades in the making

Cycling nation: The secret to the Netherlands’ biking success

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Masahiro Shinada, the CEO of Panasonic Corporation

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Current energy crisis calls for more innovation and investment, says Panasonic

The building in Benevento, Italy, is the first house in Europe to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Italian researchers build first hydrogen-powered house in Europe

Image shows a concept rendering of the planned all-electric ES-30 from Swedish company, Heart Aerospace.

Is this electric passenger plane the future of fossil-free flying?

De-mining Angola - The Unseen Threat of Landmines Finally Removed

De-mining Angola - The Unseen Threat of Landmines Finally Removed

Opinion

Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 14 models.

Why you should think twice before buying the new iPhone 14

Calorie counting is unhealthy, but adding carbon to menus could really make a difference argues Hope Brotherton.

View: We should be counting carbon on menus, not calories

Golf is damaging for both planet and society, argues Abbie Richards.

View: Golf has grown into an ‘ecological villain’

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Croatian coast guard performs a search and rescue exercise at COASTEX-22 near Split

This is a drill: How Europe’s coast guards protect our seas

EMSA's Maritime Support Services (MSS) centre in Lisbon, Portugal

Maritime Safety: How vessel monitoring can help protect our waters

Hottest ever August: As temperatures soar, the Rhine level plummets

Hottest ever August sees Rhine drop to its lowest level since 2018

Traditional ways of aquaculture — like this fish pond in Czechia — can be helping local ecosystems

Traditional fishing and aquaculture: in harmony with nature