ENVIRONMENT

Poachers that kill or maim elephants for their ivory tusks have decimated world elephant populations. According to new research, that

Of all our planet’s continents, we know the least about the icy landmass of Antarctica. Now, scientists have used satellite

Ozone-depleting substances are continuing to decrease more than three decades after a major international agreement phased out their production, according

You may never have heard of the small Japanese island of Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, but it’s just hit the headlines

No matter how abundant or renewable, solar power has a thorn in its side. There is still no cheap and

Sir David Attenborough is much beloved as a broadcaster and naturalist, but a recent interview about his new BBC documentary

Nothing lasts forever, especially an iceberg drifting away from its frigid home. This coffin-shaped iceberg was spotted by astronauts on

Once upon a time the Earth was ours to share. But after decades of heavy industrial expansion, the most pristine

The oceans are the world’s thankless, built-in air purifiers. Over the past couple hundred years, as humans have burned coal,

Rolling back a decades-old ban, the Chinese government will permit the use of rhino horn and tiger bone for use