The U.S. is in for another busy hurricane season. Here are hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia in 2017. NOAA The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season starts...
ERZURUM, Türkiye – Microplastic particles were detected in fish brains during a scientific study conducted on aquatic creatures in Türkiye’s eastern province of Erzurum. Disposable plastics...
Since April 2024, wide areas of south and south-east Asia, from Pakistan to the Philippines, have experienced prolonged extreme heat. Covering some of the most densely...
Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised questions about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to...
Since ancient times, people have built structures that reach for the skies – from the steep spires of medieval towers to the grand domes of ancient...
Your home was probably designed for a climate that no longer exists. As long as humanity continues to burn fossil fuel, padding the heat-trapping blanket of...
Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation. The Sahara desert expanded and grasslands, forests and lakes favoured by humans disappeared....
Why do trees have bark? Julien, age 6, Melbourne. This is a great question, Julien. We are so familiar with bark on trees, that most of...
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad. More recently, two trends have come...
Plastic pollution and climate change have common culprits – and similar solutions. The penultimate round of negotiations for a global pact on plastic ended yesterday in...