Health news

Scientists have found a way to break down toxic 'forever chemicals'

"Forever chemicals" don’t break down naturally in the environment, aren’t eaten by bacteria, and cannot be incinerated.

19/08/2022

Nature

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

The pollution could ‘exterminate nature’ in Poland’s unique nature reserves, and has spread into Germany. How did it happen?

16/08/2022

Health news

Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' found in breast milk and tap water

There are calls for a crackdown on chemical pollution after potentially toxic levels of PFAS were found in breastfeeding mothers in France.

08/08/2022

Hungary

Volunteers clear up 86-kilometre stretch of River Tisza in Hungary

Organisers said the clean-up was complicated by low water levels.

03/08/2022

Earth News

Wild swimming warning: Group falls ill after swim at popular UK spot

12 out of 13 people fell sick after swimming in Kent, in an incident Surfers Against Sewage has described as 'shockingly common'.

28/07/2022

Earth News

Meet the plastic-munching lake bacteria fighting pollution

Could this solve the problem of plastic pollution in lakes?

27/07/2022

Tech News

This microplastic-eating robot fish could help clean up the ocean

Chinese scientists have made the little bot robust enough to survive being digested by other fish and heal itself when damaged.

14/07/2022

Earth 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

Earth News

Shocking new study says 10% of cancer cases in Europe due to pollution

Groundbreaking study by the EEA names the pollutants and chemicals causing 10% of European cancer cases.

28/06/2022

Earth News

99% of the world's population is breathing unsafe air, WHO warns

Air pollution is as bad for global health as smoking - and 89 times as bad as war. New research calculates just how many life-years it steals from us.

15/06/2022

Earth News

Unpredictable volcano in the Philippines spews out 1km-long ash cloud

The Philippines is in the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.

06/06/2022

Climate

Pollution kills millions more people a year than COVID has, data shows

Toxic air, soil and water is causing around 9 million deaths a year, while modern pollutants from fossil fuels are "skyrocketing".

18/05/2022

Earth News

EU citizens could now claim damages over harmful air pollution levels

Poorer communities - who live and work in highly polluted areas - particularly need judicial protection.

05/05/2022

No Comment

No Comment videos of the week

No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary.

23/04/2022

Earth News

What are microplastics and why is everyone so worried about them?

Microplastics have been found in human lungs for the first time. Their nano size allows for ease of access into water filtration systems, which means they often end up in the ocean, or our body.

07/04/2022

Tech News

Meta suspends controversial plans for Netherlands data centre

The planned centre has faced opposition in the country over the massive amount of energy needed to power it.

30/03/2022

Earth News

Greta Thunberg gets invite onto floating home made from rubbish

Brazilian artist Luiz Fernando Barreto built his floating house on Pavuna River in Rio de Janeiro to bring awareness to the pollution of its waters.

29/03/2022

No Comment

Oranges dragged onto the beach cause pollution

Oranges dragged onto the beach cause pollution

24/03/2022

Nature

Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a direct threat to the environment

Ecocide is being committed in Ukraine and it may ‘take decades’ for the environment to recover.

22/03/2022

Nature

Is Chicago’s St Patrick’s Day green river bad for the environment?

The tradition started in the 1960s and is beloved by Chicagoans but some environmental groups are concerned by the message about nature it sends.

15/03/2022