Chemicals in vapes could be highly toxic when heated, research finds
Chemicals used to produce vapes could be acutely toxic when heated and inhaled, according to research. Vaping devices heat the liquid flavouring to high temperatures…
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
“Sometimes it is almost impossible not to feel hopeless and broken,” says the climate scientist Ruth Cerezo-Mota. “After all the flooding, fires, and droughts of…
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) above preindustrial levels this century, blasting past internationally…
UK public invited to dance for worms to help assess soil health
Dancing for worms may seem an odd pursuit, but an environment charity is calling for people across the UK to charm the creatures from the…
Endangered red handfish returned to the wild off Tasmania after heatwave rescue – video
Scientists have returned 18 red handfish to Tasmanian waters months after they were removed to protect them from record high sea temperatures. Marine ecologist Dr…
Tourist influx turns Windermere green – report
Matt Staniek from the Save Windermere campaign, says treated sewage from places like the Langdale Wastewater Treatment Plant are part of the problem. It has…
Scientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s
Having two copies of a gene variant known to predispose people to Alzheimer’s could in fact represent a distinct genetic form of the disease, researchers…
Poorer nations must be transparent over climate spending, says Cop29 leader
Poor countries must demonstrate clearer accounting and transparency to back up their calls for trillions of dollars of climate finance, the president of global climate…
Weather tracker: torrential rainstorms cause death and destruction in Brazil
Torrential rainstorms in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have caused the worst flooding the country has seen in 80 years, many deaths…
Starwatch: look out for the colours of the Spring Triangle
Today we’ll look at a pattern of stars, a grouping known as an asterism, that heralds the season of spring. In the northern hemisphere, this…