Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests 5/2/2025

The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study. ...more

Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste 4/2/2025

At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. ...more

Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet grow more rapidly in response to climate change, study warns 4/2/2025

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. The warning comes in a new large-scale study of crevasses on the world's second largest body of ice. ...more

Antique 'dead' plants dug out for climate study 4/2/2025

Hundreds of thousands of "antique" plants and flowers are to be studied to measure changing levels of pollution and air quality. ...more

Drexel scientists have developed concrete that can melt snow on its own 4/2/2025

Dropping temperatures and the prospect of snow looming in the forecast have Philadelphians crunching through layers of road salt that keep ice and snow from settling on sidewalks and streets. ...more

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally 4/2/2025

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. ...more

US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group 3/2/2025

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system. ...more

New Zealand targets cutting emissions by 51% to 55% by 2035 3/2/2025

New Zealand said late on Thursday that it would make a commitment that by 2035 the country would have reduced emissions by 51% to 55% compared to 2005 levels. ...more

Lhyfe secures c.11m grant for a second 10 MW production site in Sweden   3/2/2025

Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world's pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen, announces funding of up to c.€11 million (SEK 130 million) from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and co-financed by the European Union, to build a renewable hydrogen production facility in Vaggeryd, Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ...more

Ocean warming 4 times faster than in 1980s — and likely to accelerate in coming decades 3/2/2025

Earth's oceans are getting warmer at an accelerating rate, researchers find — indicating that climate change is speeding up too. ...more