Ecotech Scientists have grown a clean, green superbug that eats sewage A superbug which eats its way through wastewater has been grown from scratch at a plant in Australia. 13/04/2021
Ecotech Can a huge balloon dropping chalk from sky help slow climate change? Scientists at Harvard University say the chalk would reflect sunlight and, in turn, slow down global warming. 23/03/2021
Nature Deforestation could be cooling the planet down, say scientists A new controversial study claims that cutting down trees might have the opposite effect on global warming. 17/02/2021
Earth News Do environmental documentaries actually change our bad habits? We’re wondering how much effect our binge watching of Blue Planet really has on climate change. 07/10/2020
Earth News 'Internet of Things' is being used to help trees fight climate change Vodafone, Defra and Forest Research hope to find out how trees can be harnessed to fight climate change. 29/07/2020
Earth News Planting grass is key to prevent future Australian wildfires Ecologists say native grasses could be crucial in protecting the environment from future fires. 30/06/2020
Earth News Historic ban on hairsprays helps ozone layer to heal Weather changes from the use of harmful gases in the 1960s have started to go back to normal after the ban. 27/03/2020
Earth News Three environment stories that passed you by due to Covid-19 coverage There's good and bad news for Mother Nature. 21/03/2020
Earth News AI from Google is helping identify animals deep in the rainforest The technology could help scientists sort through millions of images of elusive endangered species. 24/12/2019
Earth News Is the science driving tree planting trends ‘dangerously misleading’? Researchers have claimed that the study published in July 'strongly overestimates' the impact of restoring forests. 20/11/2019
World News The smallest hole in the ozone layer is closing - but is it good news? Experts warn against getting too excited. 07/11/2019
World News What on Earth (monitoring) can Copernicus do for me? The European Union's satellite and earth monitoring program can seem a complex constellation far, far away but its ever-growing services are already among us and have many possible applications. 18/10/2019
Canada 'Shock' as scientists find plastic microbeads in remote Arctic ice Micro-plastic pieces have been found in remote Arctic ice — the latest indication of how far pollution has spread across the planet. 14/08/2019