Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planetWorld is on edge of climate abyss, UN warnsClimate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C targetGlobal heating is likely to soar past internationally agreed limits, according to a Guardian survey of hundreds...

Voting tops the list for the world’s leading climate scientists in a year when billions of voters go to the pollsClimate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target‘Hopeless and broken’: why the scientists are in despair Many people, faced with the worsening impacts of the climate emergency, want to know what they can do personally to...

In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinctionIn a laboratory in the University of Melbourne earlier this year, PhD student Pierre Ibri was running an experiment that could prove to be a critical step in an audacious plan to save Australia’s endangered...

The climate crisis can seem intractable – especially in an election year. But the remarkable actions of individuals are reason for hopeThe hottest year on record. Extreme drought, wildfires and flooding. Despairing scientists, wildlife loss and rampant waste. The sheer scale of the climate crisis can feel overwhelming.And when it comes to taking serious...

Group says two women in their 80s took hammer and chisel to protective glass at British LibraryTwo Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass around Magna Carta at the British Library.The Rev Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher, targeted the protective enclosure with a hammer and chisel on Friday morning. Continue reading...

Want to raise conscientious consumers? Set an example for your kids by focusing on their carbon footpringThey’re so cute in that onesie but the fact is they’ll outgrow it in three months. Clothing littlies can be an area where sustainably minded folks surprisingly find themselves running out to purchase fast-fashion goods (myself included). In finding...