The world’s highest court has paved the way for polluting nations to be sued for their emissions in a ruling described as “a once-in-a-generation moment” for climate justice. On Wednesday, the ...

A giant octopus made a surprise appearance on an English beach this week – or at least, a sand-drawn version of one did. Measuring a whopping 100 metres across, the ephemeral artwork appeared on ...

These rooftop arrays prove that solar on commercial buildings can be a visual delight – not to mention a source of significant cost savings It was like kitesurfing on a roof,” says engineer Matt ...

Communities in England will be given extra powers to take over pubs and other assets threatened with closure under proposed new legislation. Under the English devolution and community empowerment bill ...

We asked readers: what does abundance mean to you? From human connection to green energy, this is what you said ...

As a child in care, Joe Sabien used to find comfort in the sea. Now, his charity uses sailing as therapy to help people's mental health ...

Parisians are swimming in the Seine again following a years-long clean-up – but the French capital isn't the first European city to bring river bathing back ...

A new research centre is set to transform our understanding of animal feelings and the impact of human actions on them A cutting-edge research centre that’s designed to transform our understanding of ...

With its expansive library of brightly coloured books, the Poetry Pharmacy is every poetry fan’s dream. Alma knows that lyrical writing alone won’t cure anyone of life’s greatest traumas. Instead, the ...

Deforestation in Brazil and Colombia has plummeted following changes in political leadership, according to analysis by the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) in partnership with the University of ...

1. EU emissions shrank (and China’s ‘may have peaked’) While the climate crisis came into ever sharper focus in 2024, emissions continued to rise – but not everywhere. Data published in October ...

Five “gamechanging” initiatives have won this year’s Earthshot prize, a competition that’s designed to scale up solutions to environmental problems. A pioneering conservation project that saved a ...