Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35% forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11%, one...
Where does wind come from? – Zoya, age 14, Bhopal, India The short answer is wind happens because the Sun heats some parts of the planet...
Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon...
Iran’s ancient forests, rugged mountains, vast deserts and captivating coasts are rich in biodiversity, including animals found nowhere else on Earth. But many of these precious...
As eastern Australian humpback whale populations have recovered over the years, males have adapted their mating strategy in a highly strategic way, new research finds. I...
Limiting how much coal countries can burn is considered an urgent priority for restraining global heating. After all, coal is the most carbon-rich of all fossil...
Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream. Australian waste management authorities are just beginning...
Switching from meat to plant-based protein is one way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consume less of the planet’s natural resources. But while chicken and...
The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car’s weight, the fee the owner pays will be based...
February 9, 2023 Setting net-zero emissions as a target for 2050 is so vague and ambiguous as to be almost meaningless. If an absolute reduction in...