Environment & Energy

Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant

13 May 2026
In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?

13 May 2026
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account

12 May 2026
Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise

11 May 2026
From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100

9 May 2026
Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?

9 May 2026
Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research

7 May 2026
‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels

7 May 2026
Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone

7 May 2026
Gaza: six months of ceasefire have left the territory in rubble and little vision for the future of its people

1 May 2026