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USA

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

31/10/2018

World News

Wildlife populations drop 60% in 40 years due to human action: report

The WWF estimates that current rate of species extinction are now up to 1,000 times higher than the standard rate of extinction in Earth's history.

30/10/2018

Italy

In pictures: Tourists stuck as floods hit Venice

Around three-quarters of the Italian lagoon city of Venice has been flooded after strong winds raised the water level by 156 centimeters.

29/10/2018

Indonesia

No money for your bus ride? Pay with plastic instead

In Indonesia, city buses accept plastic bottles as payment for a ticket.

25/10/2018

Germany

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out

24/10/2018

World News

NASA has found a rectangular iceberg

A tabular iceberg has been photographed by NASA in the Antarctic.

24/10/2018

Europe News

Environmentalists accuse ING of 'greenwashing' at Brussels demo

Environmentalists accuse ING of 'greenwashing' at Brussels demo

23/10/2018

Europe News

EU throwaway plastic ban - the last straw?

MEPs are set to vote on an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics on Wednesday.

23/10/2018

Earth News

Saving puffins in Iceland

Residents on a remote Icelandic island are working together to protect the puffin population.

22/10/2018

China

Watch: UK-China expedition discovers world-class cave hall

A China-UK joint expedition team has discovered a world-class giant cave hall in the Nongle sinkhole in Fengshan County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

20/10/2018

World News

Train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead

Train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead

19/10/2018

Earth News

Bees find a shelter on the rooftops of Paris

Urban beekeeping is a quickly emerging trend in the French capital.

19/10/2018

Inspire Africa

Youths protecting the environment [Inspire Africa]

Who says teenagers do not care about the environment? In this edition of Inspire Afirca, Hannane Ferdjani talks an 18-year-old student who is actively showing his peers how to secure their tomorrow o

15/10/2018

Spain

Euroviews. Seville: How a small Spanish city became a cycling hub for all | View

As tackling climate change and our dependence on fossils fuels becomes more urgent than ever, city planners are turning the bicycle as a healthy, environmentally-friendly mode of transport.

12/10/2018

Denmark

Google starts measuring pollution levels in Copenhagen

In a new partnership between Google and the city of Copenhagen, the giant tech company started measuring pollution levels in the city to help find improvements to air quality levels.

10/10/2018

France

Ships collide near Corsica causing major fuel spill

The collision has left a trail of pollution four kilometres long and several hundred metres wide.

08/10/2018

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Watch: France removes polluted tyres from failed artificial reef

An artificial sea sanctuary made of 25,000 car tyres proved to be a bad idea as divers in France are removing them from the seafloor after it was found to spread pollution

24/09/2018

Canada

Watch: 'Iceberg tourism': Newfoundland's new-found livelihood

The breaking of ice caps due to climate change is having a beneficial effect on the Canadian province's economy

21/09/2018

World News

Police clear protesters from tree houses

More arrests made as German police clash with activists protesting the planned clearing of a forest to expand coal mining

16/09/2018

World News

World Cleanup Day: Global event highlights pollution

People all over the world have taken part in a cleanup campaign to raise awareness of the negative impact posed by plastic waste and other types of litter.

15/09/2018