What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather? 19/3/2026

El Niño and La Niña are among the most important natural weather patterns on Earth, and can affect temperatures and rainfall around the world. ...more

Marine heatwaves create ‘winners and losers’ - but rising fish numbers aren’t always good news 19/3/2026

Researchers warn against falling for 'fool's gold' of rising fish numbers spurred by marine heatwaves. ...more

England must destine 7% of land to nature and renewables to hit green targets, data shows 19/3/2026

Government’s first published land use framework maps how land is used and how it can be adapted to meet changing needs. ...more

Rhinos reintroduced in Ugandan park after more than four decades 19/3/2026

For the first time in more than 40 years, rhinos are back in Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park after poachers there slaughtered them all for their prized horns and meat. ...more

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating 18/3/2026

Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts. ...more

Eye-opening study predicts exactly how many people will die by 2050 due to climate change 18/3/2026

Startling research about the effects of climate change over the next quarter of a century has revealed the terrifying impact that the warming world will have on human populations, as well as how many will start to die each year as a result. ...more

‘The world is transitioning away from fossil fuels’: Gulf oil investors turn to African renewables 18/3/2026

Gulf oil money is flowing into African renewables – and the Iran war is only accelerating the trend. ...more

Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says 18/3/2026

Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050. ...more

Europe’s disappearing birds are a symptom of a broken food and farming system 18/3/2026

Bird populations in North America have dropped by 15 per cent in the last 40 years, according to a study published in the Science journal. ...more

Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive 17/3/2026

“Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing them with subservience and rising costs,” warns Simon Stiell, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary, as the Green Growth Summit in Brussels began yesterday,16 March. ...more