German city crowned Europe’s green capital for ‘strong commitment’ to climate change
The city came top thanks to its scores for air quality, water, noise, climate change adaptation and its circular economy.Read More
Athens embraces urban beekeeping as rooftop hives bring honey production to the city
Urban beekeeping is neither new around the world nor in Athens. Decades ago, Greek families brought hives with them when they moved from the countryside.Read More
Scientists plan to freeze butterfly eggs with cryopreservation to save British species
The insect’s survival is threatened by habitat loss, climate change and genetic erosion due to its limited geographical range.Read More
Fixing diets could cut farming emissions by 15% and avoid 15 million deaths a year, report finds
Scientists warn that without major changes to what we eat, climate targets will be missed.Read More
Nearly half of the world’s most destructive wildfires have occurred in the last decade, study warns
A new study looks at trends in global wildfire frequency and damage costs.Read More
Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.Read More
‘Enormous’ melting sees Swiss glaciers shrink by 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record
Since 2015, glaciologists say Switzerland’s glaciers have shrunk by a quarter.Read More
Fire-breathing clouds: How intense wildfires can create their own deadly weather systems
Until now, scientists have struggled to reproduce this weather phenomenon in their models.Read More
Conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91, her institute says
While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people and also noted their distinct…
Chunk, a 540kg bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week competition
Voters follow 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on live webcams and cast ballots in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament that lasts a week.Read More