India Bourke

The centre of a hurricane is the focus of its power. But for scientists and early-responders, it can also offer life-saving opportunities.

The 2024 Olympic Games pledged to double the amount of plant-based food on offer. But prioritising planetary health alongside sporting prowess has been a balancing act.

La grippe aviaire décime la faune sauvage dans le monde entier et se propage maintenant chez les vaches. Les quelques cas humains observés jusqu'à présent se sont révélés extrêmement mortels.

Leaked methane is helping scientists map toxic threats to health.

Both tornadoes and hail have claims to being the most destructive climate events in the US.

In Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico has elected the most scientifically engaged climate premier in history. Can she make a difference?

Among the 80-year-old sunken D-Day wrecks, burgeoning wildlife is thriving on the wreckage of war.

The widespread presence of bird flu in US cattle and milk has vaccine scientists on high alert.

The world's oceans may be warming faster than expected and the impacts will be felt from polar ice shelves to many of the world's coastal cities.

Why China’s concrete addition is costing the Earth.

As Europe's clocks move forward, daylight hours extend into the evening. For one early proponent, this had a key advantage: more time to hang out with bugs.

Hybridised feral pigs are an invasive pest in North America – but there could be benefits to their destructive power.

A new satellite will measure global methane emissions, but why does agriculture’s contribution remain so elusive?

Data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that planetary damage could be about to peak – but that the US election result could be “pivotal”.

Cities around the world reveal surprising truths about getting the public on board with cutting car-use.

In a tumultuous year, the positive milestones for the climate and nature might well have gone under your radar. Future Planet rounds up nine quiet wins of the year.

An air-guitar-playing kangaroo, a balletic otter and a topsy-turvy heron are all winners at this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

The world-first Danish strategy to encourage plant-based foods may contain a lesson for other nations looking to cut back on meat: build new demand first.

In an influential cli-fi novel, a desperate government ignores international consensus and pumps aerosols into the atmosphere to cool the world. Could it happen for real?

Extreme wildfires are increasing due to rising emissions, but they also disrupt the climate in return. Weighing up the overall impact, however, is tricker than it seems.