com/2025/12/12/paris-agreement-ten-years-later-failed/ By AUDREY STREB At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) on Dec. 12, 2015, 195 parties signed the Paris Agreement, vowing to cut their emissions in an effort to stave off global warming. Nonetheless, global emissions have increased over the last 10 years, according to recent data from …

Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak 22 hours ago Share Save Maddie Molloy , Climate & Science reporter and Stav Danaos , BBC Weather Share Save Getty Images The Geminid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular in the celestial calendar - is set …

com/2025/12/10/opinion/insurance-companies-are-making-record-profits-off-climate-change-panic-not-facts/ By Roger Pielke Jr. The headlines are relentless, loudly proclaiming that ­climate-fueled extreme weather has caused an insurance crisis, reflected in dramatic rate increases for homeowners and businesses. Some warn that total economic collapse may soon follow. But as is often the case when it comes to apocalyptic warnings …

com/columnists/gabriellahoffman/2025/12/11/dear-unesco-hands-off-okefenokee-swamp-n2667688 By Gabriella Hoffman Excerpt: The Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in July. But a holdover Biden-Harris decision to designate the Okefenokee Swamp as a World Heritage Site (WHS) could threaten President Trump’s true conservation agenda. In my new CFACT …

Scientists have captured rare footage of killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting together near the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Despite their common name 'killer whale', orca are actually the largest species of dolphin. The findings, published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, is the first recorded evidence of …

How monogamous are humans? Scientists compile 'league table' of pairing up 23 hours ago Share Save Helen Briggs Environment correspondent Share Save Getty Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as 'mobs' or 'clans' Humans are a bit like meerkats when it comes to pairing up, …

Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impacts of fossil fuels 6 hours ago Share Save Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Share Save Getty Images Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation …

Available for over a year COP30, the big meeting where countries discuss climate change annually, has finished. This year it was hosted in the city of Belem in Brazil, in the Amazon forest, which is directly affected by it. The role of the two biggest emitters has also made headlines. …

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, pioneering elephant conservationist, dies aged 83 2 hours ago Share Save Yang Tian Share Save Indianapolis Zoo The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to pioneering elephant conservationist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who died aged 83 at his home in Nairobi on Monday. Douglas-Hamilton spent his life studying and campaigning …

UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says 21 hours ago Share Save Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Share Save Getty Images A key UN report on the state of the global environment has been "hijacked" by the United States and other countries who were …