Environment
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Rain will not extinguish Amazon fires for weeks, weather experts say
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil's Amazon anytime soon
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Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil and the world?
Here is what you need to know about the disaster and why is the Amazon so important for our world
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Bolivian president will now accept aid to put out wildfires
Bolivian President Evo Morales did an about-face on Sunday and said he was now open to international aid to fight…
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Scientists use a new method to track pollution from cooking
Cooking organic aerosol is one of the most important primary sources of pollution in urban environments
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Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic
The incident suggests that growing efforts in Pakistan - and globally - to reduce plastic waste may not go as…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says army may help fight Amazon fires
Jair Bolsonaro said the army may be enlisted to help combat fires sweeping through the Amazon rainfores
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The Paleozoic Diet: why animals eat what they eat
A look into the deep history of how animals evolved their dietary preferences over the last 800 million years led…
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Honey and wild salmon helps tracing industrial metals in the environment
Scientists have combined analyses from honey and salmon to show how lead from natural and industrial sources gets distributed throughout…
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Chile approved new financial model that helps environment
Chile will apply a financial model to measure the investments necessary to combat the effects of climate change
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Poo transplants to help save koalas
Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive…
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