Doloresz Katanich

Food and Drink

'Treat dipped in blood': Searching for truffles costs lives in Syria

People know the risk of landmines and jihadist attacks yet they go to collect truffles in the desert in order to earn some money.

10/03/2023

Culture news

Breaking free (the faces of) Iranian victims

Iranian artist Sadaf Ahmadi has created an interactive exhibition in Forcalquier, southern France, where visitors break concrete to reveal the faces of victims of Iranian repression.

08/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

This device captures microplastic pollution from car tyres

Meet the award-winning startup that created a device which collects harmful microplastics released from your car tyres.

26/01/2023

Eco-Innovation

It may look rude but this 'skybrator' is producing clean energy

NIMBYism is one of biggest threats to the transition to renewable energy. So silent, small designs could make a big difference to installation rates.

02/12/2022

Nature

Meet the man cloning the world's oldest trees to fight climate change

David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in California are on a mission to reforest the planet with ancient trees.

17/07/2022

Nature

Big cat gets a CAT scan at London Zoo for the first time

Vets at London Zoo arranged VIP treatment for their endangered Asiatic lion with earache.

14/07/2022

Green News

Jane Goodall Barbie doll launched to inspire young girls

The Dr Jane Goodall doll was launched just ahead of World Chimpanzee Day on 14 July.

13/07/2022

Green News

Yemen faces hazardous environmental threat from medical waste crisis

More than seven years of conflict in Yemen have devastated the economy, displaced millions, and wreaked havoc on the environment.

10/07/2022

Green News

Skies over South Dakota turn bright green as strong storm rolls in

Locals in Sioux Falls were understandably worried when this rare weather phenomenon hit their area.

07/07/2022

Green News

Cheap chicken in Europe is fuelling crime and human rights abuses: NGO

Indigenous people are being killed on land where soy is grown to feed chicken sold in Europe, says NGO Earthsight.

05/07/2022

Nature

How is Europe preparing for the hidden risk of underwater volcanoes?

The Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily were at the centre of a recent UNESCO mission.

27/06/2022

Experiences

Would you stay the night in a zero star hotel with no walls?

Swiss 'zero star hotel' costs hundreds of euros for a sleepless night.

26/06/2022

Green News

Could edible insect vending machines be the future of food?

Vending machines are a new idea to encourage people in Japan to eat more insects.

19/06/2022

Green News

Guterres warns humanity is in the 'danger zone' due to climate change

Antonio Guterres speaks at the Austrian World Summit about the very real consequences of the climate crisis.

14/06/2022

Green News

Why is this man still living in a tree under the Eiffel Tower?

Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government.

08/06/2022

Eco-Innovation

Waiters in this restaurant wear aprons which absorb CO2 from the air

A restaurant in Stockholm is trialling cotton aprons that capture carbon dioxide from the air, before using it in their greenhouse.

06/06/2022

Nature

These nearly-extinct birds are returning to the wild after 20 years

A team of international experts is experimenting with something that has never been done before: successfully re-introducing a nearly-extinct bird species into the wild.

03/06/2022

Nature

5,000-year-old giant: How long does the world’s oldest tree have left?

Scientists have used a new technique in determining the age of this giant of nature.

29/05/2022

Green News

Should Happy the elephant have the same legal rights as a human?

Animal rights group the Nonhuman Rights Project is appealing to New York’s top court over the issue.

22/05/2022

Eco-Innovation

Are robot beekeepers the secret to saving the vital pollinators?

A robot controls everything from the ideal temperature to honey harvesting.

20/05/2022