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Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began

Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began

19 February 2025

Nobody doubts that human activities have dramatically transformed Earth, so why has there been no official recognition of the Anthropocene?


Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)

Half of migratory animal species are in decline – many face extinction

12 February 2024

The first ever UN report into the state of migratory species suggests animals from sharks to sea birds face a bleak future


Reaching net zero will cost billions more due to interest rate rises

Reaching net zero will cost billions more due to interest rate rises

21 July 2023

It is vital that we clean up our energy sources and shift away from fossil fuels, but rising interest rates mean green energy projects are becoming more expensive and risk being cancelled


Much of Greenland's ice could melt even if world doesn't get warmer

20 July 2023

Even if the planet doesn't get any warmer than it is now, melting ice in Greenland could add at least 1.5 metres to the global average sea level and possibly as much as 5 metres


Cutting pesticide use on farms doubles abundance of wild pollinators

18 July 2023

In a three-year study on US farms, the numbers of wild pollinators and commercial bees were much higher in fields where pesticides were applied only when needed


Treated sewage released into rivers may hamper eel migrations

18 July 2023

European eels avoid swimming through plumes of effluent from sewage treatment plants, which could delay their journeys and use up precious energy reserves


A road sign in Death Valley warning of extreme heat

Death Valley may have just had the hottest recorded midnight ever

17 July 2023

Between 12am and 1am on 17 July, a weather station in Death Valley, California measured temperatures of 48.9°C (120°F). If confirmed it would be the hottest recorded temperature at that time


Activist angler, Jim Murray

Jim Murray: The 'activist angler' collecting data to improve rivers

17 July 2023

Meet Jim Murray, an 'activist angler' who is campaigning to improve Britain's waterways through the collective power, and data-collecting abilities of anglers up and down the country


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