Environment

A new long-term study has found high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wild dolphins, with rates growing over the last decade.

A new sensor system is designed to catch polluters, by sampling and analyzing water within the sewer line.

Data collected by ESA satellites has revealed a near fourfold increase in the number of fires devastating the Amazon rain forest.

A new laser "scarecrow" is helping farmers to protect their sweetcorn crops from marauding birds.

KFC plans to trial a plant-based chicken substitute from Beyond Meat, with an eye towards a potential national rollout.

A huge raft of volcanic rock is floating towards Australia – and scientists say it'll help the ailing Great Barrier Reef.

In the not-too-distant future, folks dealing with oil spills may have a robotic helper to call on.

A new study led by University of Queensland researchers is suggesting fecal transplants may help koalas in Australia adapt to new habitats.

The belches of cattle around the world are a huge source of methane emissions, but a sprinkling of seaweed in their diets could change that.

The Ocean Cleanup team is reporting to have overcome a significant stumbling block, using a novel parachute-anchor mechanism to correct speed-related troubles plaguing its earlier approach to ocean-going garbage collection. ​

Researchers from the US and South Korea have run climate simulations that include the “iceberg effect” and found that melting icebergs could play a significant role in slowing warming in the Southern Hemisphere.

July 2019 has been found to be the hottest month ever recorded, which won’t surprise anybody who sweated through the heat wave this summer. This continues a long-running upwards trend, with the first six months of the year tied for second hottest and sea ice at an all-time low at both poles.