No agreement in sight as UN plastic pollution treaty talks enter final day | Environment News
Negotiations to secure a global treaty to combat plastic pollution were in limbo as talks entered their final day after dozens of countries rejected the…
Frozen remains of Brit adventurer, 25, lost in Antarctic are finally found after he vanished nearly 60 years ago
THE remains of a Brit researcher who died in Antarctica have been discovered nearly six decades after a tragic accident.Dennis “Tink” Bell, at the time…
Renewable energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs, UN says | Renewable Energy News
UN chief Antonio Guterres says ‘the fossil fuel age is flailing and failing’ as renewable energy becomes cheaper.The global switch to renewable energy has passed…
Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack in Gaza last year.The solemn portrait of a nine-year-old Palestinian…
Russia’s Putin eyes Arctic cooperation despite geopolitical tensions | Politics News
Vladimir Putin says US President Donald Trump’s stated intention to acquire Greenland was ‘serious’.Geopolitical rivalries are intensifying in the Arctic, but Russia is willing to…
South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened? | Science and Technology News
South African authorities have put a crew member of a remote research team at the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) IV base in Antarctica…
‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA | Environment News
Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says.Sea levels rose faster than expected around…
Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold | Climate Crisis News
The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. The milestone was confirmed…
Chile’s president completes historic Antarctica trip
1 of 2 | United States President Joe Biden (NOT SHOWN) holds a bilateral meeting with President Gabriel Boric of Chile in the Oval Office…
World’s largest iceberg twice the size of London BREAKS FREE after 30 yrs in one spot – heading straight for Brit island
THE biggest iceberg on the planet is on the move after breaking free from the seafloor and is now heading towards a British island.The mammoth…
'I travelled to Antarctica on a cargo plane and what I saw blew my mind'
Carlinn Meyer from South Africa flew from Cape Town to the sparsely-populated continent surrounded by scientists and was left stunned by the facilities on board…
COP29 negotiators seek climate finance deal as deadline looms | Climate News
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change.With time running down, negotiators at the…
Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency | Climate Crisis News
The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the United Nations.For the first…
Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News
Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought and food security, a new…
More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News
The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries.More than one in three species of trees…
Inside abandoned ‘Deception Island’ left to rot for 60 years after catastrophic event wiped out entire neighbourhoods
AN EERIE island abandoned off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsular hides a dark secret behind its deceptively welcoming appearance.Part of the South Shetland Islands,…