Ocean

Climate

The Doomsday Glacier is ‘committed’ to melting. Can we stop it?

The total collapse of Thwaites Glacier, known as the Doomsday Glacier, would contribute an estimated 65cm to global sea level rise.

16 October 2026

Nature

How a laboratory accident revealed a new way to rescue dying corals

In the lab, bleached corals recovered within just seven weeks of being put in brief contact with healthy corals.

15 October 2026

Nature

200 nations made a pact to protect nature. Now, they face a reckoning

Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge.

12 October 2026

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Seals and sea lions undergo hearing tests in Australian research

Australia's scientists have trained seals and sea lions to take hearing tests at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, hoping to better understand how human-made noise affects marine mammals.

9 October 2026

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Tiny turtles take their first steps towards the sea

On Mataking Island in Malaysia, conservationists raise and release green turtle hatchlings, part of long-running efforts that helped the species recover.

8 October 2026

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Southern right whales return to South Africa, drawing crowds to the coast

Southern right whales return to Hermanus, South Africa, drawing crowds to the cliffs and whale festival as mothers nurse newborn calves in Walker Bay.

7 October 2026

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Unexpected beach guest: Elephant seal draws crowds in Rio

A southern elephant seal surprised Rio’s Copacabana beachgoers, drawing crowds, photos and social media buzz as officials set up barriers to protect it.

7 October 2026

Nature

Why this remote volcanic island lost Earth’s largest penguin colony

Scientists have blamed human-caused climate change for the decline in chinstrap penguins on the remote Zavodovski Island.

7 October 2026

Climate

Past emissions have ‘locked in’ climate damage. Can we change course?

From rising sea levels to food systems fuelling climate change – experts have laid out 10 insights that require urgent action.

6 October 2026

Climate

Could underwater umbrellas help corals survive hotter seas?

Underwater shades could help corals survive extreme heat, but researchers stress that they’re not a catch-all solution.

5 October 2026

Ecotech

Scientists generate solar power 10 metres beneath the sea

According to the researchers, perovskite-based solar panels could operate for five and a half years underwater.

27 September 2026

Climate

Mapped: Oil slicks cover an area 3 times the size of Spain every year

More than 90 per cent of the estimated oil pollution in the oceans occurs within national waters – including in protected areas.

25 September 2026

Climate

'Planetary boundaries' necessary for life breached, scientists warn

The latest Planetary Health Check warns that seven of Earth’s critical life support systems are experiencing record transgression.

22 September 2026

Earth News

The 5 positive tipping points that could ‘rapidly’ heal the world

“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.”

12 September 2026

Europe News

August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record

The global average air temperature in August was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial reference value. With prolonged and early heatwaves, Western Europe broke the summer temperature record set in 2003.

10 September 2026

Earth Series

Protecting threatened wildlife

In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

From heat-resilient corals in the Gulf of Oman to saiga antelopes on the Ustyurt Plateau, scientists and conservationists are using research, technology and hands-on protection to safeguard threatened wildlife.

8 September 2026