Adam Morton and Adeshola Ore
Sat 28 May 2022 21.00 BST
Governments in two Australian states have been accused of undermining democracy by introducing legislation designed to criminalise environmental protests.
In Victoria, protesters attempting to prevent native forest logging would face 12 months’ jail or...
California's water use jumped dramatically in March, state officials have said, as one of the driest stretches on record prompted a wave of homeowners to start watering their lawns earlier than usual in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom's pleas...
Untapped groundwater resources have "vast potential," the U.N.'s cultural agency said Monday, potentially alleviating demand for ever-scarcer water supplies across the world.
In a report, cultural agency UNESCO stated that about 99 percent of all of the liquid groundwater on Earth...
A consortium of 270 scientists from 67 countries synthesized the report after reviewing over 34,000 studies. Released February 28 as part of the IPCC’s sixth assessment of climate science, the report details how the impacts of climate change are...
In a quiet laboratory beyond the decomposing remains on a body farm in Huntsville, Texas, Noemi Procopio works carefully with her drill.
With each cut she makes into human bones, Procopio removes minuscule amounts of material, collecting some in a...
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Environmentalists often accuse corporations of misleading consumers with greenwashing
Many of the world's biggest companies are failing to meet their own targets on tackling climate change, according to a study of 25 corporations.
They also routinely exaggerate or...
Brazil recorded the most deforestation ever in the Amazon rainforest for the month of January, according to new government data, as the destruction continues to worsen despite the government’s recent pledges to bring it under control.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon totalled 430sq...
Obesity is an increasing, global public health issue. In an attempt to lose weight, many people turn to visit a nutritionist or follow an online diet. Obesity is not an apparent problem related to the human external appearance only,...