Tim Peake leaves scouts starry-eyed at hut opening
Peake was the first Briton to set foot on the International Space Station.
Environment & Sustainability
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Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests
The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates.
Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power
Gov. Kathy Hochul says a new nuclear power plant would help the state meet rising electricity demand. Residents are worried about the environmental and economic fallout. By Lauren Dalban Schuyler County in New York is home to a bucolic state…
‘Sound Science’ Bills Limiting State Environmental Regulations Set ‘Insurmountable Burden of Proof,’ Scientists Say
Bills in four states require state environmental regulations to show “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just increased risk of disease. Scientists say that’s all but impossible. By Dennis Pillion A series of Republican state legislatures are advancing,…
Why Beaches Are Swamped With Sargassum, the Stinky Seaweed Menace
It smells like rotten eggs, releases toxic gases, endangers sea life and scuttles vacations. Scientists, startups and communities are trying to figure out what to do with it all. Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner…
The climate change course for people with learning disabilities
A training course on climate change has been specially developed for people with learning disabilities
UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns
Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for…
Pascale Moehrle pressed Europe to take its seas seriously
In recent decades Europe’s seas have become a test of whether environmental policy can keep pace with ecological decline. Scientific advice on fisheries has grown more precise, satellite monitoring has expanded, and governments have pledged to restore marine ecosystems. Yet…
Documents Raise New Concerns Over Alligator Alcatraz’s Air and Climate Pollution
The concerns originate in a state-commissioned environmental assessment on the Everglades detention site, which has detained thousands of migrants since opening last summer. By Amy Green A state-commissioned environmental assessment on the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz,…
EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts
An Inside Climate News analysis of just-released federal workforce data shows more than 4,000 employees departed between January 2025 and January 2026, including a majority of team leaders. By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous When President Donald Trump first sought to…