The Latest Breaking News on Environment

West Kennet, Wiltshire: We’re surrounded by miracles here – the otherwordly skills of birds in flight, and the heavyweight construction of our ancestors

About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds

For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for ever

Report says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek advice

Cancer-causing "forever chemicals" have likely been present in a tourist hotspot's drinking water for decades, a major investigation has found.

Activists demand action to stop birds crashing into high-rise blocks

Egg-laying monotremes have no nipples, so young rub their beaks against ‘milk patch’ to get milk from mother’s skin

Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

Hundreds of dams, weirs, culverts and sluices dismantled in 2024 to help waterways resume natural course

The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generation

The colour of the world’s oceans is changing – a visible sign of climate disruption that scientists say could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life. The shift comes as world leaders prepare to meet in Nice next month for a major United Nations summit on ocean conservation.