A Swiss firm is on track to solve the conundrum of where to site industrial solar farms, by turning railways into power plants. Switzerland needs to boost solar energy output seven-fold by 2035 to ...

Leatherback turtles swimming tens of thousands of kilometres from Indonesia to Oregon, and Arctic terns traversing the planet from pole to pole. These migratory creatures, and others like them, pose a ...

Renewables and EVs are keeping the net zero dream alive, said experts Reaching net zero emissions by 2050 just might be within grasp in the UK, ‘provided the government stays the course’, Climate ...

No toilets, expensive food of dubious quality, crowded housing. This was the reality for many in 1840s Britain. And it was set to get worse: cholera had already claimed the lives of 50,000 people in ...

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Hattie Hasan, founder of the National Register of Tradeswomen A digger operator in Yorkshire, a tree surgeon in the Midlands and a stonemason in Scotland are among the experts to feature on a national ...

1. EU emissions shrank (and China’s ‘may have peaked’) While the climate crisis came into ever sharper focus in 2024, emissions continued to rise – but not everywhere. Data published in October ...

She’s not alone; with millions stuck at home and unable to work during the Covid-19 crisis, many turned to hobbies to keep occupied. According to a survey by The Healthy Work Company, a workplace ...

You might be blown away to know that the tiny house pictured used to stand 100 metres in the air as a major part of a wind turbine. With an average lifespan of 20 to 25 years, estimates based on ...

The rain is lashing down hard over Thames Chase Forest Centre on a Thursday morning in February. Ash, willow and pine are among the trees doing a decent job of providing a canopy for the women from ...

Homeless people to be given cash in UK trial People experiencing homelessness are to be given direct financial support as part of a pioneering UK trial. The government-funded trial is inspired by ...