Mounting tensions with Russia, a global pandemic and a reckless scramble for nuclear energy: the echoes of 1957 are alarming – we would do well to heed them
They’ve been called pink unicorns and their likenesses adorn lawns all across the U.S. We’re talking about flamingos, those elusive and vibrant birds that have earned a cult following. Biologist and Photographer Claudio...
Penguin will publish "The Climate Book," a new work by climate activist Greta Thunberg, this coming autumn. Over 100 people contributed to the book, which provides an overview of how Earth's many crises connect.[...]
As the world examines ways to lower carbon emissions and increase carbon sequestration, sustainable agriculture is rising to the top of the priority list for discussions...
NASCAR might conjure up images of speed-mad rednecks waving flags. However, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in the world of racing cars, much of it environmentally-friendly. A new book by Kit Chapman, "Racing Green:...
Sceptics hoping to counter the mounting hysteria and calls for dramatic action to combat the ‘Climate Emergency,’ may want to ensure they are properly informed on the issues, in contrast to those that boldly claim that...
Retrofitting your house or apartment to use less energy doesn’t have to be an expensive exercise
Two prominent ‘lukewarmers’ take climate science denial to another level, offering tepid manifestos at best
Hydropower scheme at William Morgan’s 16th-century house to keep humidity levels in check
The soaring popularity of the feisty, outspoken environmental advocate – who is only 16 – has caused a rise in young people seeking stories about saving the planet...
Beijing-based firm LUO Studio has just unveiled an adorable mobile micro library crafted out of upcycled industrial parts. Made from an abandoned bicycle, discarded iron car sheets and reclaimed wood, the Shared Lady Beetle...
The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 forced the evacuation of nearby Pripyat, home to 45,000 people. David McMillan has journeyed there 21 times since to record abandoned homes and buildings as they are reclaimed by nature
In their latest installment of Literature vs Traffic, Spanish design collective luzinterruptus transformed a major street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, into a glowing river of 11,000 books...
‘I remember the horror,’ says Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize-winner, who lived through the 1986 nuclear disaster
Ukrainian author Serhii Plokhy, who grew up downstream from the damaged reactor, wins £30,000 prize for Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
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