Environment

Mark Poynting,Climate researcherandJustin Rowlatt,Climate editorGetty ImagesThe UK has awarded contracts to build a record amount of offshore wind as part of its efforts to grow the country's clean electricity.The projects span England, Scotland and Wales, including part of what...

In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is taking over Venezuelan oil production.In addition, the U.S. has blockaded Venezuelan oil exports for...

Many people are optimistic about ammonia’s potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though...

A trip to Pompeii’s public baths meant taking a dip in water contaminated with sweat and urine – until...

Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondentTerraDat GeophysicsMargam Country Park is owned and run by the local council and was already an important historical site, with an Iron Age hillfort, the remains of a 12th Century abbey and an impressive Victorian castle...

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty for combating climate change. He said it was because the treaty...

Cutting down swathes of boreal forest and sinking the trees into the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove...

I have a health goal for the new year that doesn’t require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an atmospheric chemist and will be committing to clean air...

The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an...

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but those storms...