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Livestream: Watch Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupting

6 December 2022

Watch live as the world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, erupts for the first time in almost 40 years

Antarctica research finds microplastic in every sample tested

29 November 2022

It had been assumed that Antarctica is a pristine continent untouched by human waste. Now, results from a 2019 voyage to Antarctica show the wide prevalence of microplastics on the continent

Lava flow — Northeast rift zone eruption of Mauna Loa

US Coast Guard flies over Hawaii’s erupting Mauna Loa volcano

29 November 2022

The US Coast Guard has conducted a fly-over of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the COP27 summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 11, 2022. - Biden arrived at UN climate talks in Egypt today, armed with major domestic achievements against global warming but under pressure to do more for countries reeling from natural

Watch Joe Biden address the COP27 conference in Egypt

11 November 2022

US president Joe Biden addresses the COP27 climate conference in Egypt

Rapidly thinning Northeast Greenland ice sheet could add more to sea-level rise than thought

Melting Greenland ice raises sea level more than previously thought

9 November 2022

Melting Greenland ice sheet adds more to sea-level rise than previously thought

Wax worm saliva breaks down plastic and could be answer to plastic wasteWax worm saliva breaks down plastic and could be answer to plastic waste

Could wax worm saliva be the answer to plastic waste?

3 November 2022

Spanish scientists have isolated unique plastic-eating enzymes from the common wax worm

Meet the first baby bison born at UK rewilding project

24 October 2022

The UK’s first bison rangers were surprised to be greeted by a calf when carrying out checks on a herd of bison that form part of the Wilder Blean Project, a unique rewilding project in south-east England.

Is sound pollution killing our whales? Exhibition explores the issues

15 August 2022

Inspired by a mass whale stranding event, On Sonorous Seas, a new multi-media exhibition by Mhairi Killin, explores the impacts sound pollution is having on whales

George Monbiot: Farming is the most destructive human activity ever

19 May 2022

Farming is killing the planet, says writer and environmental activist George Monbiot, but we can stop it

Our Time on Earth: Can creativity tackle the climate emergency?

5 May 2022

A new exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre, entitled Our Time on Earth, aims to connect visitors with the natural world and create a sense of belonging