The burning question of Bonfire Night pollution

Bonfire Night celebrations contaminate our air with hugely elevated amounts of soot, scientists have discovered. Researchers from the University of Leeds tested air quality during...

Artificial night lighting has widespread impacts on nature

Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural world and should be limited where possible, researchers say. A team led...

126,000 tonnes of pumpkin waste are heading to landfill this year

With parents tearing their hair out this half term, many have turned to Halloween pumpkin carving to entertain the little ones – however next...

Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the...

Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there...

Britain’s climate zones shifting 5 km a year — nature recovery could avert wildlife catastrophe

Britain’s climate zones are shifting by up to five kilometres a year because of rising temperatures – with potentially catastrophic impacts for wildlife, says a new...

Unintended methane release from Blackpool shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights

Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental cost...

Bottle feeding babies swallow millions of micro plastics study finds

New research out today shows that high levels of microplastics (MPs) are released from infant-feeding bottles (IFBs) during formula preparation. The research also indicates...

Surge in lockdown recycling collection

The amount of household recycling collected has soared as much as 100 per cent in some council areas during the COVID-19 pandemic hiking up...

Teachers Union calls for circuit break

In the face of rapidly rising infection levels amongst secondary pupils, the National Education Union is calling for an urgent circuit breaker to suppress...

Fraction of money earmarked for COVID-19 recovery could boost climate efforts

Global stimulus plans for economic recovery after the pandemic could easily cover climate-friendly policies, suggests new study. Governments worldwide are planning stimulus packages to boost...