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‘No time to issue a warning’: Experts on what caused Nepal flood and what’s needed to improve preparedness
Nepal has contributed little to the emissions driving global warming yet it is suffering the worst consequences.
Partial lunar eclipse on Friday: Where to see it in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Germany
At maximum eclipse on 27–28 August, Earth’s dark umbral shadow will cover 96% of the Moon’s face - an almost total eclipse.
Balloons take years to decompose: UK researchers invent ‘Bioloon’ as nature-friendly alternative
Discarded balloons “leak toxic chemicals into the environment" and can easily be swallowed by animals.
‘A formidable predator’: Italian scientists relying on octopuses to get blue crab populations in check
The Italian government has previously been urged to declare a state of emergency over the blue crab explosion, fuelled by climate-warmed waters.
‘A secret had been shared’: The inside story of an emergency climate briefing that made experts cry
The People’s Emergency Briefing has been screened nearly 2,000 times around the UK - and Germany is preparing its own.
A Japanese inventor is turning soil into a source of electricity
A Japanese designer has developed a technology that generates tiny amounts of electricity from everyday materials such as soil, water, food and construction waste.
What are the ‘catastrophic’ pesticides that led France’s environment minister to try and quit?
Acetamiprid and flupyradifurone have been proven to harm bees and could be a risk to children’s developing brains.
Amazon forest fires fell to all-time low in 2025 but could a super El Niño halt progress?
"There is no climate security for the world without a protected Amazon".
‘I associate them with a day-off’: Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to work to save on AC
People in Japan - where many workers are forced to wear suits to work - are divided over whether shorts are appropriate for work, with one saying, “I just don't think hairy legs look very neat”.
Solar generated record 25% of EU power in June with Germany, Spain and Poland leading the race
Solar was ahead of coal, gas, nuclear, wind and hydropower.