The Latest Breaking News on Environment

As 180 countries carry on talks in Geneva to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution, oil-producing nations – backed by a record number of industry lobbyists – are pushing to block cuts in production and focus instead on recycling. The decision could determine whether the agreement tackles plastics at…

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998

Wellington, Somerset: The long, dry summer has taken its toll in the orchard. But while we can’t rely on rain, we can always take matters into our own hands

It's hoped a $28 million funding package will help resolve an unprecedented environmentally disastrous algal bloom that's killing thousands of sea creatures.

Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how they’ve had to adjust.

Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viability

Conservationists say Canvey Wick in Essex shows potential for brownfield sites as havens for nature

French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth’s oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet’s carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life in remote waters to understand how these drifting ecosystems evolve – and…

Faded items dating back to 1950s have been found on Italian beaches, underscoring plastic’s problematic longevity