Blood glaciers: why is Alpine snow turning pink?

French scientists have noticed blooms of algae are becoming much more visible than they once were…

The UK’s obsession with trade deals means disaster for the environment | Nick Dearden

From food standards to fossil fuel exports, Britain’s agreement with Australia could stop us dealing with…

McCarthy pushes Pelosi to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a press conference. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republicans and Democrats in…

The ‘green influencers’ targeting the TikTok generation

Social media platforms are no longer just for selfies and blogs but a place “to organise…

The one Biden priority Democrats are confident they can get done

The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace now-Attorney General Merrick Garland on the D.C.…

‘We need real change’: Japanese activist urges faster coal phase-out

Like other 2021 Goldman environmental prizewinners, Kimiko Hirata has helped create a shift in the political…

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring

Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria, the first time a…

‘It used to run black’: images of a river reborn – in pictures

The Ogmore is an unremarkable river … or is it? Dan Wood’s photographs capture a place…

Country diary: the long-eared owl sees a different world to us

If you want a lesson in how little you notice about the world, I recommend an…

An oyster: they can hear the breaking waves | Helen Sullivan

To eat an oyster raw is to eat it alive On the oyster’s edge, under the…