Reports and Studies
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Canada’s record wildfires should be ‘wake-up call’, experts warn
“Do you smell smoke?” That’s the question people in Canada have been asking each other this week as hundreds of…
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Singapore apologises after comedian’s MH370 joke
Singapore’s foreign minister and the country’s High Commissioner to Malaysia have apologised after a Singapore-born comedian performing in New York…
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First ‘virgin birth’ in crocodile found in Costa Rica
Scientists have documented the first-known instance of a “virgin birth” by a crocodile, which had been living in isolation for…
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Scientists find ‘lost world’ in billion-year-old Australian rock
Scientists have discovered a “lost world” of ancient organisms in billion-year-old rocks from northern Australia that they say could change…
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How much plastic is in our oceans?
Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make…
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Climate change: How is my country doing on tackling it?
Every year countries pledge to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to curb the impacts of climate change.…
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‘Extinct’ butterfly species reappears in UK
Blink and you could miss them – but mysterious sightings of an extremely rare butterfly have set the hearts of…
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Solar panels – an eco-disaster waiting to happen?
While they are being promoted around the world as a crucial weapon in reducing carbon emissions, solar panels only have…
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‘Better to die there’: Palestinians mourn Ein Samiya displacement
About a week after hastily dismantling and leaving their homes under duress from Israeli settlers, it was hard for the…
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Negotiators agree to key step toward landmark treaty to end plastic waste
Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one…
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