The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm – are accumulating in the environment. They’re found in soil, water, food, even in human lungs, placentas and blood. These plastic particles shed from items we use daily, such as synthetic clothes, tyres, plastic packaging and paint.

Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun.

Flexible work has become the new norm, despite the best efforts of companies calling workers back to the office.

After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment