This article is more than 4 years oldThis article is more than 4 years oldAnalysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to all bees, making total field ban highly likelyFirst published on Wed 28 Feb 2018 06.17 ESTThe world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to both honeybees and wild bees, according to a major new assessment from the European Union’s scientific risk assessors.The conclusion, based on analysis of more than 1,500 studies, makes it highly likely that the neonicotinoid pesticides will be banned from all fields across...…This article is more than 4 years oldThis article is more than 4 years oldAnalysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to all bees, making total field ban highly likelyFirst published on Wed 28 Feb 2018 06.17 ESTThe world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to both honeybees and wild bees, according to a major new assessment from the European Union’s scientific risk assessors.The conclusion, based on analysis of more than 1,500 studies, makes it highly likely that the neonicotinoid pesticides will be banned from all fields across...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLess ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extractionLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTSea ice across much of the is thinning twice as fast as previously thought, researchers have found.Arctic ice is melting as the climate crisis drives up temperatures, resulting in a vicious circle in which more dark water is exposed to the sun’s heat, leading to even more heating of the planet.The faster ice loss means the shorter north-eastern shipping passage from China to...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLess ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extractionLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTSea ice across much of the is thinning twice as fast as previously thought, researchers have found.Arctic ice is melting as the climate crisis drives up temperatures, resulting in a vicious circle in which more dark water is exposed to the sun’s heat, leading to even more heating of the planet.The faster ice loss means the shorter north-eastern shipping passage from China to...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSmall group taking most flights should face frequent flyer levy, says environmental charityLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTAn “elite minority” of frequent flyers cause most of the climate damage resulting from aviation’s emissions, according to an environmental charity.The from the countries with the highest aviation emissions, shows a worldwide pattern of a small group taking a large proportion of flights, while many people do not fly at all.In the US, 12% of people took 66% of all flights, while in France 2%...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSmall group taking most flights should face frequent flyer levy, says environmental charityLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTAn “elite minority” of frequent flyers cause most of the climate damage resulting from aviation’s emissions, according to an environmental charity.The from the countries with the highest aviation emissions, shows a worldwide pattern of a small group taking a large proportion of flights, while many people do not fly at all.In the US, 12% of people took 66% of all flights, while in France 2%...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioningLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe whitest-ever paint has been produced by academic researchers, with the aim of boosting the cooling of buildings and tackling the climate crisis.The new paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat through the atmosphere into space. In tests, it cooled surfaces by 4.5C below the ambient temperature, even in strong sunlight. The researchers...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioningLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe whitest-ever paint has been produced by academic researchers, with the aim of boosting the cooling of buildings and tackling the climate crisis.The new paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat through the atmosphere into space. In tests, it cooled surfaces by 4.5C below the ambient temperature, even in strong sunlight. The researchers...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists sayLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.35 EDTJust 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals and undisturbed habitat, a study suggests.These fragments of wilderness undamaged by human activities are mainly in parts of the Amazon and Congo tropical forests, east Siberian and northern Canadian forests and tundra, and the Sahara. Invasive alien species including cats,...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists sayLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.35 EDTJust 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals and undisturbed habitat, a study suggests.These fragments of wilderness undamaged by human activities are mainly in parts of the Amazon and Congo tropical forests, east Siberian and northern Canadian forests and tundra, and the Sahara. Invasive alien species including cats,...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAll options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effectsLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe US should establish a multimillion-dollar research programme on solar geoengineering, according to the country’s national science academy.In it recommends funding of $100m (£73m) to $200m over five years to better understand the feasibility of interventions to dim the sun, the risk of harmful unintended consequences and how such technology could be governed in an ethical...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAll options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effectsLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe US should establish a multimillion-dollar research programme on solar geoengineering, according to the country’s national science academy.In it recommends funding of $100m (£73m) to $200m over five years to better understand the feasibility of interventions to dim the sun, the risk of harmful unintended consequences and how such technology could be governed in an ethical...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMassive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activitiesLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the Earth’s axis of rotation since the 1990s, research has shown. It demonstrates the profound impact humans are having on the planet, scientists said.The planet’s geographic north and south poles are the point where its axis of rotation intersects the surface, but they are not fixed. Changes...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMassive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activitiesLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the Earth’s axis of rotation since the 1990s, research has shown. It demonstrates the profound impact humans are having on the planet, scientists said.The planet’s geographic north and south poles are the point where its axis of rotation intersects the surface, but they are not fixed. Changes...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAnalysis contradicts claims that the environmental impact of pesticides is falling, say scientistsThu 1 Apr 2021 14.00 EDTThe toxic impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinators has doubled in a decade, new research shows, despite a fall in the amount of pesticide used.Modern pesticides have much lower toxicity to people, wild mammals and birds and are applied in lower amounts, but they are even more toxic to invertebrates. The study shows the higher toxicity outweighs the lower volumes, leading to a more deadly...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAnalysis contradicts claims that the environmental impact of pesticides is falling, say scientistsThu 1 Apr 2021 14.00 EDTThe toxic impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinators has doubled in a decade, new research shows, despite a fall in the amount of pesticide used.Modern pesticides have much lower toxicity to people, wild mammals and birds and are applied in lower amounts, but they are even more toxic to invertebrates. The study shows the higher toxicity outweighs the lower volumes, leading to a more deadly...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldResearch links consumption of foods such as coffee and chocolate to global deforestationLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.35 EDTThe average western consumer of coffee, chocolate, beef, palm oil and other commodities is responsible for the felling of four trees every year, many in wildlife-rich tropical forests, research has calculated.Destruction of forests is a major cause of both the climate crisis and plunging wildlife populations, as natural ecosystems are razed for farming. The study is the first to fully link...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldResearch links consumption of foods such as coffee and chocolate to global deforestationLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.35 EDTThe average western consumer of coffee, chocolate, beef, palm oil and other commodities is responsible for the felling of four trees every year, many in wildlife-rich tropical forests, research has calculated.Destruction of forests is a major cause of both the climate crisis and plunging wildlife populations, as natural ecosystems are razed for farming. The study is the first to fully link...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGlobal heating and habitat destruction may together devastate humanity’s closest relativesLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.34 EDTGreat apes – humanity’s closest relatives, are predicted to lose a “devastating” 90% of their homelands in in coming decades, according to a study.All gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos are already endangered or . But a combination of the climate crisis, the destruction of wild areas for minerals, timber and food, and human population growth is on track to decimate their ranges by 2050, the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGlobal heating and habitat destruction may together devastate humanity’s closest relativesLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.34 EDTGreat apes – humanity’s closest relatives, are predicted to lose a “devastating” 90% of their homelands in in coming decades, according to a study.All gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos are already endangered or . But a combination of the climate crisis, the destruction of wild areas for minerals, timber and food, and human population growth is on track to decimate their ranges by 2050, the...WW…