'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found. AAP · Oct 13
‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar The Guardian - AU · Oct 13
William joins cricket stars on The Mall to mark Mumbai hosting Earthshot Prize England captain Joe Root, ex-India cricket captains Ajinkya Rahane and Sourav Ganguly and ex-West Indies captain Brian Lara were among the attendees. Evening Standard · Oct 13
‘It’s not glamorous’: the volunteers counting flushed wet wipes on the banks of the Thames A Thames21 charity citizen science project helps track plastic pollution in the capital’s river The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Trill seekers: can scientists use AI and tutors to help birds remember lost songs? When populations fall, fledglings can struggle to learn the right notes to attract mates. But research on how birds communicate offers hope for species’ survival The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Coastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years Exclusive: Homes demolished along east coast after being deemed too vulnerable to live in, figures reveal The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Country diary: The story of birds starts with their feathers River Lagan, Belfast: Right now you can see winter in the black-headed gull plumage, and spring in the mallards’. Yet feathers are also vital to how birds even came to exist The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
National plan to put electric vehicle charging on a map Electric vehicle charging bottlenecks and areas of high demand will be targeted by a $1.43 million national project as more motorists make the switch. AAP · Oct 13
Teams face months in Antarctica on mission to save base from climate change UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is in year two of its three year mission to conserve Britain’s first permanent scientific base there. Evening Standard · Oct 12
Scientists solve mystery behind honeybee's sting The design that allows the honeybee's stinger to continue pumping after coming free of its owner has been discovered, and filmed, for the first time. AAP · Oct 12
‘BYD effect’: electric vehicle boom becomes unexpected tool to combat inflation More and more Australian consumers are expected to ‘unplug themselves from the oil shock’ with at least five EVs priced around or below $30,000 The Guardian - AU · Oct 12
Could your roof save you £950 a year? The areas in the UK where solar pays off fastest New analysis of more than 15 million UK rooftops suggests solar panels and battery storage could save households almost £950 a year on average, with some areas seeing even bigger returns The Independent UK · Oct 12
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Balkan temperatures swing as heavy rain heads for Greece Clear skies bring warm days and cold nights to Montenegro, while a low-pressure system moves towards Aegean Sea
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year Brussels uses WTO rules to quickly impose 350,000 vehicle-a-year quota, which will halve Chinese market share to 3%
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Country diary: Fungi season is here, so I head – yes – to the beach Aberffraw, Ynys Môn (Anglesey): Plenty of fungi can be found among the sand here; in fact it is vital to keeping the dunes at bay
France 24 · Oct 12 El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the strongest ever recorded this year.
Evening Standard · Oct 11 Climate change making rainforest restoration ‘more complicated’, expert warns The Scottish Rainforest Alliance is aiming to restore Scotland’s rainforest by 2045.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11 ‘I didn’t want to write about this’: the man who first saw chimps waging civil war John Mitani spent years studying a huge community of chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark turn – and his findings stunned the scientific world
Evening Standard · Oct 11 Northern Lights display seen across UK may be visible again on Sunday night The aurora borealis lit up the skies across the UK, with the spectacle pictured as far south as Kent and Surrey.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 11 Climate lawsuits gain ground as governments scale back climate action The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and…
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10 Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations
Evening Standard · Oct 10 Sunshine, gales and heavy rain predicted in mixed weather forecast Wednesday could see severe gales across the Western Isles of Scotland, the Met Office said.