Environment

More than two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country has experienced considerable environmental destruction with both immediate and longer-term consequences on human health, ecosystems, the Ukrainian economy…

Mozambique has lost "four million hectares of tree cover in the last two decades".View of forest, mountains and road in Mozambique. Photo: Getty ImagesThis is "roughly the size of Switzerland".The…

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK), David Cameron, said, "the UK is providing emergency assistance to displaced people, including shelter, bedding, hygiene…

Images from the air and the ground have revealed the huge breadth of the devastating landslide that has left as many as 2,000 people buried under rubble in Papua New…

Jan the sloth has more than doubled his life expectancy after marking his 54th birthday."Oldest sloth in captivity is 54" - GWR. Photo: guinnessworldrecords.comThe male Linne’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus),…

One person was killed and others were injured after a suspected tornado struck the Columbia, Tennessee, area south of Nashville on Wednesday, authorities said."One person killed after suspected tornado struck…

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that the recent ban on the usage of Styrofoam was borne out of the Government’s Commitment to protect the environment and the well-being…

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in…

A “bio-blitz,” which saw nature experts and members of the public surveying wildlife over an intensive 24 hours at a desert kibbutz in southern Israel, revealed a species of dragonfly…

Critical energy transition minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are essential components in many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies – from wind turbines…

Ogun State Government, on Tuesday urged residents on wetland areas to relocate to safer ground before the rain commences fully.Emblem of Ogun State Government (OGSG). Photo: @OGSG_OfficialThe rain according to…

This week has been colder than average across the United Kingdom, especially for those living along the North Sea coasts."It's been colder in the UK this week". Photo: BBC Weather…

The devasting toll of the heavy rains and floods continue to rise, with at least 32 deaths, 15 people injured and two missing as of 18 April.Kenyan Red Cross personnel…

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has said, "polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polystyrene, flood our drains, block our rivers and choke our oceans".Ocean polluted by plastic waste. Photo: Getty ImagesAccording to…

Total Solar Eclipse occurred across North America on Monday 8 April, 2024.NASA officials watch the total solar eclipse wearing protective eyewear. Photo: @NASAAccording to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),…

Governor of New York State, Kathy Hochul, alongside other Americans converged at Niagara Falls "to experience totality".Governor of New York State, Kathy Hochul, wearing her protective eyewear "to experience totality"…

The solar eclipse has begun!The total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlán, Mexico, on Monday, April 8. The Port of Mazatlán was described by NASA as the best place in…

President of the United States (US), Joe Biden, has come out to caution Americans to "wear protective eyewear" as North America experiences total solar eclipse today Monday 9 April, 2024.NASA…

The White House announced, "$20 billion in awards to help fund climate and clean energy projects" across the United States (US).United States (US) Flags hoisted on the White HouseAccording to…

New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul, has announced "heavy traffic is expected in New York for Monday's Solar Eclipse".Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul. Photo: Getty ImagesA total Solar Eclipse…