Investigation reveals ‘sprawling empire’ of 5 Dutch companies dominating Europe’s fishing industry
Environmental campaigners say that governments have allowed a few supermajors to take “tentacular” ownership of the seas.Read More
This vanishing whale species may be reproducing too slowly to avoid extinction
Experts say North Atlantic right whales need to have 50 calves per season to start recovering. This year they produced just 11.Read More
India’s steel industry expansion plans threaten national and global emissions goals, report finds
Steel production is one of the most carbon-intensive industries, responsible for nearly 9 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.Read More
Scientists use special ‘squeezing’ and electrical probes to collect sperm from endangered kākāpō
The kākāpō was the first wild bird to be successfully artificially inseminated in 2009, but it’s taken years to repeat the feat.Read More
Can glaciers regrow if global warming is reversed? Not in our lifetimes, scientists warn
“The longer we delay emissions cuts, the more we burden future generations with irreversible change”.Read More
Dragon’s blood trees grow in one place on Earth. Climate change and goats threaten their survival
Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers.Read More
Coral gardens and volcano vents: See what scientists found in the icy depths of the Southern Ocean
The mission was so remote that often the closest humans to the vessel were on the International Space Station.Read More
Indigenous women in India make ‘dream maps’ to protect lands from climate change
The tribeswomen have surveyed and mapped out resources to show what is dwindling and what needs restoring.Read More
Conflict between humans and Zimbabwe’s 100,000 elephants is growing. Could this new tech help?
Droughts and shrinking resources push animals to raid villages, destroying crops and infrastructure and sometimes injuring or killing people.Read More
Endurance athlete doing record swim where Jaws was filmed ‘more terrified of a world without sharks’
Jaws instilled fear in the public – which director Steven Spielberg regrets – but also inspired people to take a greater interest in the predator.Read More