Students 'anxious but hopeful' at mock COP30 talks
Science & Environment 2025-11-21 15:00
Students played the roles of different countries, made speeches, and "negotiated" to strike deals.
India's delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit
Science & Environment 2025-11-21 10:00
India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more.
COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out
Science & Environment 2025-11-21 02:00
Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.
Turkey set to host COP31 as Australia steps aside
Science & Environment 2025-11-20 09:00
Australia will now support the Turkish bid in return for their minister chairing the talks.
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
Science & Environment 2025-11-19 09:00
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
Brazil creates new Indigenous territories after COP30 protests
Science & Environment 2025-11-18 19:00
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government recognises 10 new Indigenous lands during climate summit.
So long, plastic wet wipes - but should we be flushing the new ones?
Science & Environment 2025-11-18 18:00
Water companies say wet wipes containing plastic are one of the main causes of blockages in their pipes.
From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
Science & Environment 2025-11-18 05:00
A new study pinpoints the deadly thresholds of plastic ingestion for marine life.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
Science & Environment 2025-11-17 16:00
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
Science & Environment 2025-11-17 16:00
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.