Earth
Seal fur and Arctic bacteria leach toxic mercury into waters
Even pristine areas far from industrial pollution are building up surprising levels of toxic mercury – seals and Arctic lake bacteria are to blame
News
Earth
Everyone in the US and Australia owes $12,000 in CO2 emissions
News
Earth
Underwater horse sculptures revealed at low tide in the Thames
Culture
Earth
Obama defends decision to let Shell drill for oil in Arctic
News
Earth
London’s low-emission zone fails to improve air quality
News
Earth
China crash a sign of nation’s transition to a new economy
News
Earth
Geopolitical turmoil changes Middle East’s air pollution
News
Earth
Glaciers seed ocean with silicon – and fuel plankton growth
News
Earth
Turning CO2 from air into car parts may help carbon capture pay
News
Earth
Serene scene disguises colossal value of Canadian oil sands
Photographer Louis Helbig has spent seven years chronicling the changes caused to the Canadian province of Alberta by petroleum extraction at the oil sands
Regulars
Earth
Pumping CO2 into frack wells could prevent water contamination
News
Earth
Much of Asia’s Celestial mountain glacier ice could melt by 2050
News
Earth
Warming will hurt the poor but boost the rich in the short term
News
Earth
Extreme weather could trigger frequent global food shocks
News