Climate change isn’t just threatening our future: It’s causing some of the oldest known artwork to decay at an exponential rate. Cave paintings in Indonesia that date to 44,000 years ago are being threatened by increased salt crystals forming due to rising temperatures and longer dry spells, according to new research. The crystals weaken the … Read more
A rare tropical owl has been spotted for the first time since it was discovered nearly 125 years ago. The orange-eyed Bornean subspecies of Rajah scops owl was photographed in the forests of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia. Based on its unique patterns and habitat, researchers believe it is actually a new species in need of … Read more
An off-the-grid millionaire father-of-four has revealed how he lives in a damp, derelict house on a Scottish island and bin-dives for food. Roc Sandford, 63, from London, made his money in the property market but now lives on the remote Hebridean island of Gometra, off the north west of Scotland, which he bought for £600,000 in … Read more
The US federal government has admitted that humans are to blame for climate change for the first time in a newly-released report blocked by Donald Trump. Wednesday’s Environmental Protection Agency report summarized the key signs of climate change, as well as their likely causes. It is the first time the EPA has released its once-annual climate … Read more
‘Ditch coal to save the planet’: Alok Sharma will urge countries around the world to stop financing new power stations that emit greenhouse gases in desperate bid to combat global warming Alok Sharma urges world nations to stop financing new coal-fired power stations Greenpeace and Oxfam called the comments hypocritical amid Cumbria mine The UK will … Read more
Bitcoin’s value was still down 8.85% percent over the 24 hour period since Elon Musk‘s shock announcement that Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as a form of payment due to environmental factors. Musk’s announcement on Wednesday evening initially caused a huge 17 percent drop in the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, but it recovered … Read more
Proud mother is accused of FAKING viral post after sharing letter sent by her five-year-old ‘activist’ daughter to a drinks manufacturer asking to ‘ditch plastic straws’ as trolls say the writing is too neat and spelling is too good Aimii Bishop, who lives in Reading, shared a letter written by her daughter Juno Posting on … Read more
Humankind will have to eat maggots and other bizarre ‘superfoods’ to avoid malnutrition, according to a new report. UK researchers say traditionally-eaten plant-source foods, like barley, maize, fruits and vegetables, and animal-source foods, like meat, fish and eggs, are ‘innately exposed to various acute and chronic stresses’. These include pests and disease, as well as environmental … Read more
Earth’s stratosphere is shrinking due to greenhouse gas emissions, and it could have a devastating effect on satellite operations and GPS, experts have warned. A study by Charles University in Prague found the region of the atmosphere from 12 to 40 miles above the Earth has been shrinking by 328ft per decade. The team predict … Read more
Two climate change protestors who glued themselves to the security gates of a coal mining company saw their appeals against conviction thrown out by a judge. Shulamit Morris Evans, 24, and Angela Ditchfield, 42, launched the three hour protest during Global Coal Management’s (GCM) annual general meeting in Cavendish Square, central London, on December 28, … Read more