Browsing: Environment

Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and…

A wide-ranging analysis, drawing from data on nearly 30 million people, finds a link between air pollution and dementia. Studies have long shown that air pollution is…

Illustration: Seba Cestaro/GuardianDon’t fret the future.A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is opening crucial gorilla habitats and pristine forests to bids for oil and gas drilling, with plans to carve…

Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient ArthropodsSet your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.By Rachel Feltman & Fonda…

As a child, I was allergic to bees. Just one sting on my fingertip could swell my whole arm. I was allergic to most things –…

As a child of the 1990s, I couldn’t avoid the game-turned-best-seller Tetris. Launched in 1984 by Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris quickly became a blockbuster and…

Farmers in England will get new payments for cleaning up the waterways near their land, the environment secretary has said.Agricultural pollution affects 40% of Britain’s lakes…

The Myth of the Designer Baby—Why ‘Genetic Optimization’ Is More Hype Than ScienceA genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos…

The beginning: a single threadAsingleThread-2 Illustration: Claire Harrup/The GuardianAsingleThread-Pink Illustration: Claire Harrup/The GuardianThe story starts with a single thread of polyester, dislodged from the weave of…