A new study has found that ants can protect crops from pests.

Could we replace pesticides with ants? A new study thinks so.

Emissions contribute to our rapidly warming world - and fossil fuel company projections will 'bust' the Paris agreement

Shell, BP, Equinox threaten Paris climate goals, warns study

Many people now use plastic bags as fuel to be able to cook

Fuel crisis: Kenyans burn toxic plastic bags just to cook food

Solar panels are appearing on more and more buildings.

Could bright colours make solar panels a more attractive option?

France is imposing water restrictions amid severe drought.

Why are French activists filling golf course holes with cement?

Cats in Walldorf were only allowed out while accompanied and on a leash

German outdoor cat ban temporarily lifted - but why?

The culprit behind the ‘mass death sentence’ for the Oder River’s fish is still a mystery.

Polish police are offering €215,000 to solve the River Oder poisoning

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Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of electric cars

Shocking photos show impact of drought on Europe’s life-giving rivers

Polish police are offering €215,000 to solve the River Oder poisoning

German outdoor cat ban temporarily lifted - but why?

Green News

Primatologist Jane Goodall posing with the new Jane Goodall Barbie doll.

Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far

In this June 6, 2018, file photo, PFAS foam washes up on the shoreline of Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township, Michigan, US.

‘Forever chemicals’: What exactly are PFAS and why are they a problem?

The Sea Monkey Project has upcycled more than 22,500 plastic products

Meet the girl turning trash into treasure in Malaysia

US President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

5 things you need to know about the biggest climate bill in US history

Climate

A tobacco farmer holds his crop before the opening of the tobacco selling season in Harare, Zimbabwe, 30 March 2022.

How the tobacco industry is sending Zimbabwe’s forests up in smoke

Firefighters on a track next to the smoldering remains of a blaze near Saint-Magne, southwestern France

EU chief praises solidarity of 'heroic' firefighters in Europe

A woman shelters from the sun holding an umbrella, as she walks on Tower Bridge, in London.

UK heatwave: What is a heat dome and why do they happen?

Nature

Indigenous groups are teaming up with local governments to protect Ecuador's rainforests.

Indigenous groups team up with the government to protect the Amazon

A baby loggerhead turtle at Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, USA.

99% of sea turtles are now born female due to extreme heatwaves

Hen harriers have been severely persecuted for preying on game species.

Scottish community ‘defies odds’ to double its own vast nature reserve

India is brining back its wild cheetahs after their extinction in 1952.

India’s ambitious project to bring back its extinct cheetahs

Living

Pay extra attention to cats in the heatwave as they don't always show if they're feeling unwell

How to keep your pets happy and healthy in a heatwave

eBay listings surged 1026% while UK TV show Love Island was on air.

Does Love Island’s eBay partnership signal the end for fast fashion?

Hayleigh Cubitt says that "time just disappears" when she's on her allotment.

‘Good for the soul’: The love and labour behind homegrown food

Eco-Innovation

Mariam Ben Nakhi has a passion for fixing phones and computers

Meet the 13-year-old restoring old Soviet tech in Georgia

These Sardinian villages own the energy they produce. Here’s how you can follow their lead.

These Italian villages cut their bills by producing their own energy

This paper battery could be used to power single use electronics.

This paper battery with a water switch could help cut electronic waste

The makers claim to have made the most energy-efficient electric vessel yet.

Why flying electric ferries are a win-win for commuters and rivers

Opinion

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’

Yemenis displaced by the conflict, receive food aid and supplies to meet their basic needs, at a camp in Hays district.

View: Billions of euros in aid are being rerouted into climate finance

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Researchers crossing a fjord in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic?

Signs of thawing permafrost near Longyearbyen, Svalbard

"The changes in the Arctic do not stay in the Arctic"

Food production on a warming planet: Can we grow crops that are resistant to climate change?

Can we grow crops that aren't affected by the changing climate?

Agriculture vs. climate change: Can we feed the world with a warmer planet?

Climate Now: How can we feed the world with a warming planet?