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The innovation comes from the word-famous architectural firm founded by Zaha Hadid

How this floating 'continent' could clean our oceans

Could insect fat replace butter?

A Belgian Waffle but with a crunchy twist - it’s made from insects

Scientists are transporting resilient coral to vulnerable areas in Hawaiian waters

Is this a lifeline for coral reefs bleached by climate change?

a researcher displaying seed samples in a tunnel at the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum Seed Vault Centre in the southeastern mountainous county of Bonghwa.

South Korea's 'high security seed vault' is ready for an apocalypse

Rock art monitoring sample recording on L Jing, March 26 2021

Climate change is destroying the oldest cave paintings in the world

A Boykin spaniel with an ornate box turtle in its mouth waits to hand it over .

These 'turtle dogs' are sniffing out a threatened species

Children on bike

London's air pollution could be a ticking bomb for children's health

Sunniva Sorby, Hilde Fålun Strøm in front of the remote trappers cabin known as Bamsebu, where they ended up locked down during the pandemic.

Why two women spent a year in the Arctic without men

08/03/2021

The iceberg, known as A68, is too big to be caught on camera from the air.

How the world's biggest iceberg could cause an environmental disaster

23/12/2020

Buying eco-friendly could make you enjoy your purchases more

Could buying green gifts bring you a 'warm glow' this festive season?

18/12/2020

Building, roads and cars make up a lot of the mass of human made items on the planet

Human ‘stuff’ will soon weigh more than all living things on Earth

10/12/2020

The Duke of Cambridge, Duchess of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough (seated on the stade) attend the naming ceremony of Britain's new polar research ship.

‘Sir David Attenborough’ ship prepares for first mission to Antarctica

21/10/2020

People are fed up with eco-tips telling them what to do.

People are fed up with ‘eco-friendly tips’, says new climate study

13/10/2020

The Polar Stern vessel near the North Pole.

World’s biggest Arctic expedition brings back 1000 ice samples

10/10/2020

Baltic cod and other fishes caught by DTU Aqua researchers on a marine survey

A ban on cod fishing leaves fishermen worried for their future

01/09/2020

Cod crisis: stocks of Europe's most popular white fish collapsing

Fears climate change is causing cod populations to disappear

01/09/2020

A grey reef shark hanging out with its friends.

Grey reef sharks have a ‘social network’ of long-term friends

13/08/2020

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland.

Coronavirus delays largest Arctic expedition in history

07/06/2020

Current VR technology doesn't always offer the sensation of touch.

New device simulates the feeling of touch in virtual reality

30/04/2020

Aurora australis near the South Pole Atmospheric Research Observatory in Antarctica.

Historic ban on hairsprays helps ozone layer to heal

27/03/2020

Three environment stories that passed you by due to Covid-19 coverage

Three environment stories that passed you by due to Covid-19 coverage

21/03/2020

Differing views on who is responsible for climate change action can make legislation difficult.

Your worldview can change who you think is to blame for climate change

12/03/2020

Scientists have worked out how to generate electricity from thin air

Scientists have worked out how to generate electricity from thin air

18/02/2020

'Reverse' solar panel technology still works when the sun goes down

'Reverse' solar panel technology still works when the sun goes down

05/02/2020

Europe’s worst offenders for burning and binning clothes revealed

Europe’s worst offenders for burning and binning clothes revealed

20/01/2020

Think you're more eco-friendly than your friends? This study says you're wrong.

Are you more eco-friendly than your friends? This study says no.

13/01/2020

Half of millennials would take a pay cut to save the planet

Half of millennials would take a pay cut to save the planet

10/12/2019

Celebrities and governments have launched campaigns to plant more trees in an effort to combat climate change.

Is the science driving tree planting trends ‘dangerously misleading’?

20/11/2019

The Paper Phone creates a booklet with all the information you might need if you leave your phone at home.

WATCH | Can you make a day without your smartphone?

03/11/2019

The biogarmentry needs to be watered to keep it alive

Would you feel differently about your clothes if they were alive?

23/10/2019