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This is how your world could end
In an extract from his book Ends of the World, Peter Brannen examines mass extinction events and the terrifying outcomes of rising temperatures for the human race
Many of us share ...
South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school
Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the region
Heavy monsoon rains have brought Mumbai ...
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted
Microplastic contamination has been ...
Hilly Lisbon launches electric bike share system in bid to solve congestion
The centre of Lisbon is notoriously hilly, stopping many people from choosing cycling as a form of transport. Can e-bikes encourage an uptake of pedal power?
Wander around Lisbons ...
Paris plunge: daily queues after city opens cleaned-up canal to swimmers
Free swimming at La Villette is first step in Pariss efforts to reopen some of its murky waterways to casual bathers, and the Seine could be next
Standing in his swimming trunks, Gilles ...
Want to fight climate change? Have fewer children
Next best actions are selling your car, avoiding flights and going vegetarian, according to study into true impacts of different green lifestyle choices
The greatest impact individuals ...
How climate scepticism turned into something more dangerous
The long read: Doubts about the science are being replaced by doubts about the motives of scientists and their political supporters. Once this kind of cynicism takes hold, is there ...
How to live without plastic bottles…
Our dependence on plastic has to end as we contribute to an estimated 12m tonnes entering our oceans, polluting marine life, every year
Staying hydrated is good for our health. But ...
Quitting Paris climate deal would threaten US security, UN chief warns
Antnio Guterres says exiting landmark accord would threaten US economy and society: If someone leaves a void, I guarantee someone will fill it
The UN secretary general, Antnio Guterres, ...
US army veterans find peace in protecting rhinos from poaching
In northern South Africa, former soldiers are fighting both the illegal wildlife trade and the twin scourges of unemployment and PTSD
The sun has set over the scrubby savannah. The ...
The city that exploded: how China’s growth led to the Tianjin disaster
The 2015 warehouse explosion in Tianjin was one of the worst manmade disasters in Chinese history and exposed the darker side of rapid urbanisation
It was almost midnight on a summer ...
38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn group, is covered by 18 tonnes of plastic the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the world
One of the worlds most ...
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