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Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

The global materials market contracted in 2024, as metals and mining revenues fell by 6% to approximately $3 trillion, McKinsey’s Global Materials Perspective 2025 shows. The consultancy noted profitability remained resilient, with stronger cash positions and sustained productivity gains, even as the sector faced a more complex and fragmented global…

Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them adorable. Both are unique sensory organs essential for navigation, foraging and communication. They’re crucial to wombat survival in complex environments. The two different types of wombats are even named and classified according to their noses and whiskers.

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

The Environment Agency completed work on 151 flood schemes across England between July 2024 and 2025.

RADIOACTIVE material was accidentally released at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site in a major environmental breach, The National can reveal ...

Victoria Atkins said chlorine-washed salad was not the same as chlorinated chicken because ‘lettuce doesn’t poo’.

The Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian Ocean turned it into a waterway again.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark

The bank said a relatively lower mortgage rate environment and steady wage growth have helped support buyer confidence.

The bank said a relatively lower mortgage rate environment and steady wage growth have helped support buyer confidence.