Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has declared a national ‘Butterfly Emergency’, after the summer’s Big Butterfly Count showed a hugely concerning decline in numbers.
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A new study has indicated that the number of drug-resistant bacterial infections will increase by 70% by 2050 worldwide, and the age group most affected will be those over 70 years old.
In this latest finding in the green energy revolution, scientists create green methanol by harnessing the sun to combine carbon dioxide and methane, two prominent greenhouse gases.
The Central American Gyre is a powerful engine of tropical activity, igniting storm development at both the beginning and end of hurricane season. As a relentless force of nature, it drives extreme weather across vast regions, unleashing its fury from Central America to the Caribbean with far-reaching impacts.
New research reveals that volcanic eruptions can indirectly raise stratospheric moisture levels. This indirect effect can be as significant as direct injections observed after the 2022 Hunga eruptions.
The management of plastic waste continues to be a pending issue in today's society, with very low recycling rates, the uncontrolled burning of large quantities of plastic waste and the associated environmental problems.
A new species of coelacanth fish from western Australia challenges the notion that they are the oldest living fossils.
Hidden under an average layer of ice 2 kilometers thick, there is a wide variety of landscapes that were once ice-free. But... when did this happen?
So far in the 2024 hurricane season, the number of storms is well below what was forecast, Dr. Christian Dominguez explains what could be happening.
In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, many consumers are looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact. One area ripe for improvement is laundry, an essential household chore that can have significant ecological consequences.
New observations suggest galaxies are larger than previously thought and Andromeda could already be touching the Milky Way.
Temperatures in the 2070 could be up to 10°C hotter than in the 1990s, both during the day and at night, new research reveals. Will there be heat related deaths? Find out about the alarming implications.