Housing minister announces exemption to 10% net gain rule in England for smaller developments The government has broken its promise to protect nature by weakening planning rules for housing developers, groups have said. While developers once had to create “biodiversity net
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less
Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take action Earth might be under pressure, but the Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is hopeful a new award from the science, music and arts festival he co-founded will encourage people
Swimmers find driver, believed to be 33-year-old man, and vehicle in about 6ft of water in ditch in Snohomish area A man who drove past warning signs was found dead in a car submerged in flood waters near Seattle, Washington , on Tuesday, in the first reported death following a
Modelling suggests main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost by 2050 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The cost of generating electricity
In today’s newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, how do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological crisis? Good morning. Amid the constant drumbeat of bleak news about the planet’s
