Environment
The World’s Most Infamous Tax Haven is About to Kill Hundreds of Stray Cats
The Cayman Islands’ £500k ‘Darwin Plus’ initiative has led to a contentious debate around animal rights and environmental conservation.
The Host of COP27 Is One of the Most Polluted Countries in the World
Egypt is hosting the UN climate summit, even though its own air and water supply is putting the health of millions at risk.
Big Oil Is Making Record Profits While the World Burns
“We’re seeing companies double down, brazenly pretend that they’re going to be able to produce oil and gas for another 60, 70, 80 years.”
Guilt, Anxiety and Hope: The Lives of Young Climate Activists in India
“It’s an instant turnoff when I [meet] someone who’s apolitical, denies my fears of the climate crisis, and boasts about their flight and cab journeys.”
A War Over Feral Horses Has Descended Into Bomb Threats and Right-Wing Conspiracies
Photos of dead horses riddled with bullets, alongside the remains of an aborted foal, have pushed a rural community to the brink of violence.
Government Scientists Make Breakthrough in Recycling Plastics That End Up In Landfills
The vast majority of plastics end up as waste that takes hundreds of years to degrade, but a new study introduces a method that could change that.
Alaska Canceled Snow Crab Season for the First Time Ever Because All the Crabs Are Gone
Researchers have yet to come up with a cause for the crabs' disappearance, but they have already agreed—climate change is a main factor.
How Koch Industries, Fake Scientists, and Rush Limbaugh Invented Climate Denial
A new book, "The Petroleum Papers", goes inside a 1991 conference whose goal was to make people doubt climate change is real.
How Farmers Turned Their Climate Change-Ravaged Village Into a Hot Weekend Getaway
Cyclones and erratic rains triggered by climate change were wrecking the lives of farmers in this Indian district. But thanks to their ingenuity, fuelled by social media, tourists are now flocking to the place.
The World's Largest Organism Is ‘Breaking Up,’ Study Warns
New research reveals that the massive 106-acre colony of trees is being eaten up everyday.
20th Century Fox to Finally Pay for Ruining That Thai Beach in ‘The Beach’
Two decades ago, the idyllic bay was transformed for the cult classic starring Leo DiCaprio. Today, the area is still struggling with the ecological fallout.
Italy’s Infamous White Beach Will Be Chemical-Waste Free – by 2050
The artificially white sands of Rosignano have become popular with influencers and tourists despite the UN warning chemical waste was "profoundly" damaging people's health.