It looks like an oxymoron, but Earth optimism is worth a try
11 October 2017
Decades of environmental doom-mongering have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe a new environmental campaign with a message of hope is just what we need
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Is positive thinking the way to save the planet?
11 October 2017
Move over doom and gloom, there is a new environmental movement in town. Earth optimists say focusing on small successes is the way forward
The next supercontinent: Four ways Earth could reshape itself
11 October 2017
Plate tectonics is a slow-grind drama with some dramatic plot twists – these scenarios show how Earth might look in 250 million AD
The strange beauty of piles of waste awaiting a brand new life
11 October 2017
Photos of recycling centres across Europe aim to put a positive spin on rubbish but also make people aware of how much they discard and encourage reuse
Drone designers accidentally explain colour of albatross wings
10 October 2017
Why are some birds' wings darker on top? Engineers may have found the answer while trying to design a biomimetic drone that goes further on less fuel
Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all
9 October 2017
While there are millions of species on Earth, many of them have almost identical lifestyles, suggesting nature is more regular and rule-based than we thought
Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere
6 October 2017
The same volcanic eruptions that made the dark patches we can see on the moon spewed out enough hot gas to create an atmosphere billions of years ago
Neonicotinoid pesticides found in honey from every continent
5 October 2017
The discovery of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey means pollinating insects like bees regularly eat dangerous amounts of the pesticides
We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area
5 October 2017
The discovery of so many closely-related vertebrate species within such a small area is unprecedented
This snake knows how toxic it is and fights only when armed
5 October 2017
Tiger keelback snakes get toxins from their food and always know how much poison they’re carrying – if they don’t have much, they opt for flight instead of fighting
