https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:29:41 +0100 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:29:41 +0100 30 https://www.euronews.com/images/logos/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/nature-recovery-is-falling-behind-can-cop17-get-global-action-back-on-track https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/nature-recovery-is-falling-behind-can-cop17-get-global-action-back-on-track Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:57:54 +0100 Biodiversity goals are off track as the UN nature summit faces funding and political tensions on its final day. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/madeira-scientists-study-how-marine-protection-is-restoring-ocean-life https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/madeira-scientists-study-how-marine-protection-is-restoring-ocean-life Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:49:47 +0100 Nearly 200 scientists are studying the marine environment off Madeira's Desertas Islands. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/how-one-of-europes-most-polluted-cities-became-a-blueprint-for-nature-restoration https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/how-one-of-europes-most-polluted-cities-became-a-blueprint-for-nature-restoration Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:02:42 +0100 350 football pitches’ worth of degraded urban areas have been restored. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/27/animal-panic-and-air-pollution-why-switzerland-is-set-to-vote-on-a-nationwide-firework-ban https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/27/animal-panic-and-air-pollution-why-switzerland-is-set-to-vote-on-a-nationwide-firework-ban Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:02:12 +0100 Fireworks were banned in the Netherlands earlier this year on safety and environmental grounds. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/292-metre-monster-fish-german-angler-lands-giant-catfish-from-polish-reservoir https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/292-metre-monster-fish-german-angler-lands-giant-catfish-from-polish-reservoir Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:15:10 +0100 Oliver Schäfer from the Eifel and his fishing partner landed a 2.92-metre catfish at a tournament in Poland. The fish is already well known among anglers. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/lula-wins-brazil-election-after-cutting-amazon-deforestation-to-record-low https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/lula-wins-brazil-election-after-cutting-amazon-deforestation-to-record-low Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:15:46 +0100 Lula’s victory in Brazil's presidential election brings hope for the Amazon – but far-right gains threaten progress. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/this-used-to-be-paradise-how-factory-farms-are-destroying-europeans-favourite-swimming-spo https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/this-used-to-be-paradise-how-factory-farms-are-destroying-europeans-favourite-swimming-spo Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:00:37 +0200 'Green sludge' is appearing on Europe's shorelines as warming waters, sewage and agricultural runoff fuel the growth of toxic algae. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/hansel-and-gretel-in-the-mountains-parents-abandon-sons-in-germany https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/hansel-and-gretel-in-the-mountains-parents-abandon-sons-in-germany Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:24:11 +0200 In South Tyrol, parents on a hike let their sons climb alone to a mountain hut. They turn back, but the hut is closed and the children are left to fend for themselves at 2,300 metres. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/how-planting-a-rain-garden-could-help-protect-your-home-from-flooding https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/how-planting-a-rain-garden-could-help-protect-your-home-from-flooding Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:02:57 +0200 Flooding is expected to grow more extreme due to climate change. Your garden could be your home's first defence. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/leatherback-turtles-are-declining-rapidly-could-a-network-of-ocean-sanctuaries-save-them https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/leatherback-turtles-are-declining-rapidly-could-a-network-of-ocean-sanctuaries-save-them Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:02:38 +0200 Experts warn that it could take 265 years to reach a crucial target to protect 30 per cent of the ocean under the current rate of progress. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/subsidising-suicide-un-chief-urges-governments-to-stop-propping-up-polluting-fossil-fuels https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/subsidising-suicide-un-chief-urges-governments-to-stop-propping-up-polluting-fossil-fuels Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:31:33 +0200 Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/it-melts-all-sides-slovenia-takes-drastic-measures-to-stop-its-last-glacier-from-vanishing https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/it-melts-all-sides-slovenia-takes-drastic-measures-to-stop-its-last-glacier-from-vanishing Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:31:14 +0200 Locals say ‘unique ecosystems’ are vanishing and rivers are losing water as Slovenia’s last glacier melts away. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/theyre-not-dead-yet-bleached-corals-recover-in-record-time-after-touching-healthy-clones https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/theyre-not-dead-yet-bleached-corals-recover-in-record-time-after-touching-healthy-clones Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:02:27 +0200 In the lab, bleached corals recovered within just seven weeks of being put in brief contact with healthy corals. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/mont-blanc-rises-by-almost-two-metres-now-standing-at-480747-metres https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/mont-blanc-rises-by-almost-two-metres-now-standing-at-480747-metres Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:39:46 +0200 An altitude that "is close to the historical value" measured at the end of the 19th century, but still not enough to draw conclusions about the effects of global warming. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/heartbreaking-elephants-and-wily-coyotes-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2026-in-picture https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/heartbreaking-elephants-and-wily-coyotes-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2026-in-picture Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:32:49 +0200 This year's winners showcase powerful stories from the natural world and the urgent need to protect it. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/critical-moment-world-leaders-urged-to-course-correct-on-nature-protection-ahead-of-cop17- https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/critical-moment-world-leaders-urged-to-course-correct-on-nature-protection-ahead-of-cop17- Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:02:10 +0200 Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/antarctic-penguins-emit-up-to-7-million-tonnes-of-methane-a-year-study-finds https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/antarctic-penguins-emit-up-to-7-million-tonnes-of-methane-a-year-study-finds Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:36:51 +0200 A study by CSIC and the University of Granada finds that chinstrap penguin colonies are a previously unmeasured natural source of methane, emitting up to 7 million tonnes a year. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/putting-biodiversity-in-our-hands-british-wildlife-will-soon-be-celebrated-on-banknotes https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/putting-biodiversity-in-our-hands-british-wildlife-will-soon-be-celebrated-on-banknotes Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:10:37 +0200 Four animals have been selected to feature on new UK banknotes following a public vote with almost half a million participants. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/meteors-to-light-up-the-skies-this-october-how-to-watch-the-draconid-and-orionid-showers https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/meteors-to-light-up-the-skies-this-october-how-to-watch-the-draconid-and-orionid-showers Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:01:36 +0200 From Halloween fireballs to the Hunter’s Moon, here's what to look out for in October’s night skies. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/from-tigers-to-turtles-the-conservation-success-stories-that-prove-theres-still-hope-for-w https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/from-tigers-to-turtles-the-conservation-success-stories-that-prove-theres-still-hope-for-w Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:02:07 +0200 “Biodiversity continues to be degraded at an alarming pace, yet amid these steep declines there are grounds for hope.” https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/a-worrying-decline-why-penguins-are-vanishing-from-this-volcanic-island-2000km-from-humans https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/a-worrying-decline-why-penguins-are-vanishing-from-this-volcanic-island-2000km-from-humans Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:38 +0200 Scientists have blamed human-caused climate change for the decline in chinstrap penguins on the remote Zavodovski Island. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/its-given-my-mental-health-a-massive-boost-why-everyone-should-hone-their-bushcraft-skills https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/its-given-my-mental-health-a-massive-boost-why-everyone-should-hone-their-bushcraft-skills Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:02:26 +0200 The Bushcraft Bus is reconnecting Europeans with nature. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/26/forget-asia-and-africa-bats-originated-in-europe-65-million-years-ago https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/26/forget-asia-and-africa-bats-originated-in-europe-65-million-years-ago Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:19:22 +0200 A genomic study of 103 species and 44 fossils places the origin of bats in Europe 65 million years ago and dates the birth of flight and echolocation, in a Nature paper with CSIC participation. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/new-zealanders-pick-robin-brought-back-from-near-extinction-as-bird-of-the-year https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/new-zealanders-pick-robin-brought-back-from-near-extinction-as-bird-of-the-year Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:55:42 +0200 Despite only 350 remaining, the bird received 26,000 votes, with a record one in every 50 New Zealanders taking part in this year’s competition. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/remarkable-scientists-discover-new-wild-cat-species-for-first-time-in-100-years https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/remarkable-scientists-discover-new-wild-cat-species-for-first-time-in-100-years Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:18:44 +0200 The Leopardus tilcayo is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, measuring around 45 centimetres - and was first mistaken for a pet. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/wonderfully-swiss-slightly-mad-this-it-guy-swims-to-work-while-cleaning-zurichs-waterways https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/wonderfully-swiss-slightly-mad-this-it-guy-swims-to-work-while-cleaning-zurichs-waterways Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:03:08 +0200 Swimming to work reveals ‘a surprisingly rich little urban ecosystem’ beneath Zürich. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/22/its-a-nightmare-what-life-is-like-under-mount-etnas-cloud-of-ash https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/22/its-a-nightmare-what-life-is-like-under-mount-etnas-cloud-of-ash Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:02:08 +0200 Locals living in Etna’s shadow face volcanic ash clean-up and hidden health costs. Is Sicily finally seeking solutions? https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/whale-museum-with-rooftop-viewpoint-overlooking-the-sea-to-open-in-northern-norway-next-ye https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/whale-museum-with-rooftop-viewpoint-overlooking-the-sea-to-open-in-northern-norway-next-ye Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:01:41 +0200 Norway’s new whale museum is set to open in 2027 in Andenes, but from arctic whale watching and scenic hikes, here’s what else you can get up to in the coastal village. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/a-formidable-predator-italian-scientists-hoping-octopuses-can-get-blue-crab-populations-in https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/a-formidable-predator-italian-scientists-hoping-octopuses-can-get-blue-crab-populations-in Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:12:21 +0200 The Italian government has previously been urged to declare a state of emergency over the blue crab explosion, fuelled by climate-warmed waters. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/19/speckles-of-hope-what-we-learned-from-cycling-the-length-of-the-drought-hit-danube https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/19/speckles-of-hope-what-we-learned-from-cycling-the-length-of-the-drought-hit-danube Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:02:41 +0200 This couple cycled 3,000km along the Danube. Here's what drought looks like from the riverbank. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/17/portugal-is-home-to-hundreds-of-ancient-olive-trees-one-may-be-over-3700-years-old https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/17/portugal-is-home-to-hundreds-of-ancient-olive-trees-one-may-be-over-3700-years-old Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:32:39 +0200 How Portugal's University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro works out the age of hundreds of ancient olive trees. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/15/gibraltar-orca-toni-found-with-10-holes-in-fin-suspected-shotgun-blast https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/15/gibraltar-orca-toni-found-with-10-holes-in-fin-suspected-shotgun-blast Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:34:48 +0200 The Ministry for Ecological Transition has opened an investigation after finding Toñi, the oldest orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, with pellet gunshot marks on her dorsal fin. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/ash-clouds-lava-flows-and-fertile-soil-what-are-the-effects-of-mount-etnas-eruptions https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/ash-clouds-lava-flows-and-fertile-soil-what-are-the-effects-of-mount-etnas-eruptions Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:23:56 +0200 Human activities produce 100 times the carbon dioxide of the planet’s volcanic eruptions, according to NASA. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/anxious-dogs-and-silent-birds-what-happens-to-animals-during-a-total-solar-eclipse https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/anxious-dogs-and-silent-birds-what-happens-to-animals-during-a-total-solar-eclipse Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:02:16 +0200 Today's rare solar eclipse is thrilling for humans, but animals will face something they can't prepare for: sudden confusing darkness in the middle of the day. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/coral-trafficking-ring-exposed-on-aegean-island-what-is-red-coral-used-for-and-how-is-it-i https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/coral-trafficking-ring-exposed-on-aegean-island-what-is-red-coral-used-for-and-how-is-it-i Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:02:48 +0200 The 'red gold' of the Mediterranean is being wiped out by smugglers: Arrest on Skopelos sounds alarm over high prices and poor protections. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/depopulated-spain-is-now-running-out-of-vets https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/depopulated-spain-is-now-running-out-of-vets Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:55:43 +0200 Poor pay, a lack of work‑life balance and pollution are driving veterinarians out of rural Spain, despite a desperate need for oversight in the livestock industry. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/04/can-bison-help-prevent-forest-fires-in-an-increasingly-threatened-spain https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/04/can-bison-help-prevent-forest-fires-in-an-increasingly-threatened-spain Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:57 +0200 As Spain faces a wave of wildfires, a study led by Rewilding Spain asks if European bison could curb undergrowth and make forests more fire-resilient. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/europes-mega-landfill-in-the-alps-how-a-v-shaped-valley-became-a-u-shaped-one https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/europes-mega-landfill-in-the-alps-how-a-v-shaped-valley-became-a-u-shaped-one Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:02:45 +0200 The world’s largest railway tunnel between Austria and Italy has created a mega-landfill in the Alps. Can developers restore it sustainably? https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/how-beavers-are-quietly-tackling-europes-raging-wildfires-and-helping-burnt-landscapes-rec https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/how-beavers-are-quietly-tackling-europes-raging-wildfires-and-helping-burnt-landscapes-rec Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:12 +0200 Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/27/healing-trees-iberian-peninsulas-first-therapeutic-forest-is-in-portugal https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/27/healing-trees-iberian-peninsulas-first-therapeutic-forest-is-in-portugal Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:37:04 +0200 The Bussaco National Forest has become the first certified Therapeutic Forest in the Iberian Peninsula, joining an exclusive group of just four sites worldwide. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/26/5-of-cantabrian-brown-bears-can-deceive-each-other-study-suggests https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/26/5-of-cantabrian-brown-bears-can-deceive-each-other-study-suggests Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:07:41 +0200 The "Journal of Mammalogy" reports, via camera‑trap studies, that some "Ursus arctos" exaggerate scent‑mark height to fake size, revealing mammalian guile. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/22/what-are-the-catastrophic-pesticides-that-led-frances-environment-minister-to-quit https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/22/what-are-the-catastrophic-pesticides-that-led-frances-environment-minister-to-quit Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:17:23 +0200 Acetamiprid and flupyradifurone have been proven to harm bees and could be a risk to children’s developing brains. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/18/iberian-rabbit-species-hidden-by-spain-and-portugal-for-2-million-years https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/18/iberian-rabbit-species-hidden-by-spain-and-portugal-for-2-million-years Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:08:19 +0200 A CSIC team and universities in Spain, Portugal and the UK say the European rabbit is in fact two species split 2 million years ago, one now in decline. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/17/orange-lips-and-a-froglike-roar-new-monkey-discovered-after-18-year-search-in-congo-rainfo https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/17/orange-lips-and-a-froglike-roar-new-monkey-discovered-after-18-year-search-in-congo-rainfo Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:16:03 +0200 A blurry 2008 photograph led researchers on an 18-year search to confirm a new monkey species. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/our-national-lung-frances-nature-paradise-saved-by-firefighters-but-recovery-could-take-30 https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/our-national-lung-frances-nature-paradise-saved-by-firefighters-but-recovery-could-take-30 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:20:57 +0200 The forest hosted a UNESCO conference in 1948 that led to the creation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world’s first global environmental union. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/shady-spaces-and-cool-dips-how-to-make-your-garden-a-haven-for-wildlife-this-summer https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/shady-spaces-and-cool-dips-how-to-make-your-garden-a-haven-for-wildlife-this-summer Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:02:57 +0200 Wildflower meadows are a maintenance-free and beautiful way to support pollinators. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/13/arctic-seabed-mission-documents-fragile-marine-life-threatened-by-deep-sea-mining https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/13/arctic-seabed-mission-documents-fragile-marine-life-threatened-by-deep-sea-mining Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:02:28 +0200 A month-long Arctic expedition has revealed deep-sea ecosystems in an area being considered for mining. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/09/dangerous-jellyfish-in-germany-where-swimmers-should-take-care https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/09/dangerous-jellyfish-in-germany-where-swimmers-should-take-care Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:05:43 +0200 As sea temperatures rise, jellyfish are once again a familiar sight on many beaches, even in the Baltic and North Seas. A brief look at common species in popular holiday regions. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/04/spanish-scientists-find-159-million-year-old-bear-dog-species-in-catalonia https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/04/spanish-scientists-find-159-million-year-old-bear-dog-species-in-catalonia Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:07:06 +0200 An international team has identified a new amphicyonid species, named Paludocyon moyasolai, from a skull found 30 years ago at Els Casots near Barcelona. The discovery, reported in the Journal of Mammalian Evolution, expands knowledge of these Miocene carnivores. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/03/the-storks-were-here-before-me-pensioners-live-side-by-side-with-storks-in-this-croatian-v https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/03/the-storks-were-here-before-me-pensioners-live-side-by-side-with-storks-in-this-croatian-v Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:05 +0200 Every spring, white storks fill the rooftops of Cigoc, a Croatian village so close with the birds that locals there see them as family.