Environment

If you’ve been using carbon footprint calculators to work out the impact of the flights you take, brace yourself....

By Olivier Holmey(Reuters) -In his first job interview with Reuters, Anthony Grey was asked why he wanted to cover international news. To be mixed up in important events, he said.His wish would come true - to a ruinous degree.Three...

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded and wind-damaged homes...

Available for over a yearWhat’s been called the storm of the century - Hurricane Melissa – has barrelled through Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas over the past two days. Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading,...

Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesWorld leaders will soon gather for their annual meeting on how to tackle climate change.COP30 is taking place ten years after the Paris climate agreement, in which countries pledged to try to restrict the...

A remarkable yellow crayon unearthed in Crimea, still sharp after more than 40,000 years, indicates that painting lines on...

Hurricane Melissa grew into one of the most powerful Atlantic tropical cyclones in recorded history on Oct. 28, 2025, hitting western Jamaica with 185 mph sustained winds. The Category 5 hurricane blew roofs off buildings...

Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade – in sectors as diverse as entertainment, health care and construction. They have also begun to transform the way people grow food.In a new...

Critical public health surveys in the US are facing deep cuts after a series of layoffs hit government employees...

The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. That includes investments in grid modernization, energy storage and efforts to protect communities...