Environment news
- Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scientists
- Tories lambasted for rejecting ‘latte levy’ on takeaway cups
- UK fracking backlash: seven of eight plans rejected in 2018
- Landmark case challenges land clearing based on climate change impact
- Return of pine martens could save Britain’s red squirrels, say scientists
- Mass die-off of sea creatures follows freezing UK weather
- Another oil firm seeks sweeping injunction against UK protesters
- Latin American countries sign legally binding pact to protect land defenders
- Ban Ki-moon: US has caused serious damage to Paris climate efforts
- One-fifth of Europe’s wood beetles at risk of extinction as ancient trees decline
In depth
- UN moves towards recognising human right to a healthy environment
- ‘History in the making’: California aims for world’s highest farm animal welfare law
- Climate change tightens grip on US west coast despite progressive aspirations
- Why what we eat is crucial to the climate change question | Ruth Khasaya Oniang’o
- ‘Global deforestation hotspot’: 3m hectares of Australian forest to be lost in 15 years
Multimedia
- The week in wildlife – in pictures
- Bird Photographer of the Year 2018 – in pictures
- ‘Plastic, plastic, plastic’: British diver films sea of rubbish off Bali
And finally ...
How you can do your bit to help scientists map plastic pollution
British beaches are littered with food wrappers, fishing nets, bottles and even toilet seats. Now scientists are asking the public to help them chart the problem
