Olivia is a freelance reporter for EcoWatch.
6 winners were picked for the United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition, as photographers from around the world captured the beauty of our blue planet.
A new study shows that even if we stopped spewing out fossil fuels today, there's still a 42% chance temperatures will rise above the global 1.5°C target.
Snakes are “bioindicators” – their health reflects that of wider ecosystems. That's why the reduced genetic diversity of snakes due to urbanization is concerning.
Adapting to the extreme temperatures and reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be vital in protecting the worldwide population from worsening heat waves, says study.
The ocean has a memory - and it's rapidly losing it, according to research. Global warming is making the critical top layer, called ocean memory, thinner.
Drought frequency and duration has already increased by 29% since 2000, a new UN report has found, but land restoration initiatives can help.
Led by the Yurok tribe, endangered California condors have been released, flying freely over Redwood National Park for the first time in over a century.
Rising temperatures are accelerating Earth's water cycle. Water is evaporating more quickly, making wet areas wetter and dry areas drier, according to new research.
India and Pakistan experienced a record-breaking heat wave in April. The extreme temperatures strained people's health, with students developing nose bleeds.
'No Mow May' encourages people to not cut their lawns for an entire month. Wildflowers should be left to grow to help bees find nectar after hibernation.
The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was made wetter by the climate crisis, say experts, with three-hour hurricane rainfall rates going up by 11%.
Scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies have found bleached sponges off the eastern coast of Tasmania.
Heating plastic waste in the presence of the chemical potassium acetate creates particles that are able to absorb carbon dioxide, researchers have found.
Scientists have found large microplastic particles deep in the lungs of living humans, despite the narrow size of the lower airways.
The climate crisis is making extreme weather more frequent and severe. There are two main types of extreme weather – what are they and what causes them?
