‘The unsung heroes of life on Earth’: Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction
The ‘giant knight’ is among 1,300 red list species in the fungal kingdom.Read More
‘Hanging up the high vis’: Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action protests this April
During their three-year history, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested 3,300 times and imprisoned 180 times.Read More
Massive Attack concert made history by slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 98%
The gig broke the world record for the lowest carbon emissions ever produced by a music event.Read More
Arctic winter ends with lowest sea ice cover in recorded history
Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice’s winter peak has shrunk by an area about the size of Pakistan.Read More
Vietnam’s ancient fish sauce making tradition is being threatened by warming seas and overfishing
Fish sauce from the village has been recognised by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country’s heritage.Read More
Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’
Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.Read More
Europe challenged to step up as China’s solar boom powers record renewable energy growth
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the clean energy transition can be “Europe’s economic engine-room”.Read More
Heavy rainfall fills empty reservoirs in Spain, bringing drought relief and floods
Reservoirs around the country are now around 66% full on average, according to Spain’s environment and ecological transition ministry — the highest level in a decade.Read More
Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their ‘forever home’ at UK sanctuary
The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals.Read More
Barcelona has the highest density of cars in the EU. Cutting traffic by 25% could save 200 lives
From superblocks to port electrification plans, Barcelona’s traffic pollution is slowly improving.Read More