The Latest Breaking News on Environment

For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for ever

Report says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek advice

Hundreds of dams, weirs, culverts and sluices dismantled in 2024 to help waterways resume natural course

The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generation

The colour of the world’s oceans is changing – a visible sign of climate disruption that scientists say could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life. The shift comes as world leaders prepare to meet in Nice next month for a major United Nations summit on ocean conservation.

Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say

Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal

The discovery by two local fossil hunters on a river bank in Victoria has ‘potentially far-reaching implications’, scientists say

St Dominic, Tamar Valley: First the pear and now the apple and cherry trees are in full show. We should be in for a bumper harvest