UK Government under fire for 2030 nature target

UK environmental organisations have criticised the government for its lack of evidence supporting its claim to be on track to meet its target of protecting 30% of land and sea

Capturing carbon from the air and storing it in the sea?

This technique captures up to three times more carbon than current methods, researchers claim

Brighton authorities “disgusted” by sewage dumps into the sea

Brighton and Hove City Council has called for urgent action on sewage from Southern Water

Crabs, lobsters and monkfish – ‘fish to avoid!’

A new study has revealed the most endangered Scottish fish that consumers should try to abstain from eating

Plastic waste can cause deformities in marine life

A new study led by scientists from the University of Exeter found sea urchins raised in plastic-contaminated seawater samples suffered from a range of abnormalities, including deformed skeletons and nervous systems

Your seafood platter might contain a hidden ingredient – plastic

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland studied five different kinds of seafood and found traces of plastic in every sample

‘Regulation needed to put UK’s heating on path to net-zero by 2050’

That’s the verdict from the Sustainable Energy Association, which has published a new report proposing a carbon intensity regulation should be implemented

Playing sounds of a healthy coral reef ‘can attract fish back to damaged areas’

That’s according to a new study led by the University of Exeter, which notes fish are able to assist in reef recovery

Forget green energy – low carbon power is going blue

Blue energy, which refers to the energy released when freshwater mixes with the ocean, could harness as much as 2TW of clean electricity

Irish 18-year-old invents way to remove microplastics from water

Fionn Ferreira from Cork has won the $50,000 top prize at the 2019 Google Science Fair in California