Plus, an update on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement

Billions of sea stars, victims of a deadly wasting illness, have perished over the last decade, imperiling marine ecosystems and spurring a global hunt for a biological or environmental culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.

This year is likely to end up as the 2nd- or 3rd-warmest year on record, despite the lack of a planet-warming El Niño event.

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

In 2020, temperatures in the region rose nearly 11 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, causing the limestone to release ancient methane deposits

Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims

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Study of Met Office data one of first to show how nocturnal insects affected by factors such as light pollution

Research comparing Adirondack mountain lakes in New York suggests foot traffic is significant source of pollution

El Chaltén is a paradise for hikers. But the seasonal influx of tourists stretches the sanitation infrastructure to breaking point – and even a legal victory has not provided a solution

North Sea cod is in ‘grave danger of collapse’ with a 61% decline in cod numbers in southern region of Northern shelf As mega factory ships continue to plunder remaining fish stocks giving them no chance to breed and Govts say carry on until there is nothing left https://t.co/OIEjDxqBOP

A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00086-1In many locations globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent, intense and/or larger in area compared with historical fire regimes. This Review discusses the factors that determine how species and ecosystems respond to changing fire regimes and outlines important conservation and management considerations.

Intense high tides have destroyed homes and businesses in Juanchaco and affected 3,000 families. But many in the Afro-Colombian community that live there are choosing to ‘stay in a different way’