Ocean-based actions can close gaps in climate change mitigation

Ocean-based actions have greater potential to fill in gaps in climate change mitigation than previously appreciated,…

Mont Blanc: Glacier in danger of collapse, experts warn

Global warming is blamed as a huge section of glacier on the Italian side looks set…

Climate change: UN signals red alert for 'blue planet'

UN’s IPCC panel of scientists says our oceans and frozen regions are feeling the heat from…

Shoe-mounted laser to 'unfreeze' people with Parkinson's scoops €1 million prize

A shoe-mounted laser beam that helps people with Parkinson’s disease ‘unfreeze’ by shining a green line…

Race against time to finish Brazil's particle accelerator

Brazilian scientists are racing against time to finish building a particle accelerator the size of the…

Germany's climate-stressed trees face 'catastrophe' as bugs attack

Germany’s forests have long been treasured by its people, so the country has reacted with alarm…

Swedish climate activist Thunberg wins 'Alternative Nobel'

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among four people named Wednesday as the winners of a…

Caribbean gets smart to cope with hurricanes

After monster Hurricane Irma annihilated the farm sector of Barbuda in 2017, growers got smart: among…

'Blue finance' hopes to put oceans on a sustainable path

The world’s oceans are set to become an increasingly vital resource for helping the planet cope…

Greta Thunberg's 'How dare you?' a major moment for climate movement

Her imperious “How dare you?” to world leaders at the UN cemented Swedish teen Greta Thunberg’s…