Environment

Inside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analysed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing population in a warming world.

With heat records continually being broken and southern summers getting hotter, travelers are heading north. Fragile ecosystems are paying the price.

As nations globally move to ban forever chemicals, should renewable energy technologies be exempt for the sake of saving the climate?

Western Europe has recorded its hottest-ever June and July, and extreme weather from wildfires to storms are here to stay. How can we adapt to what seems to be the new normal? Cities like Kiel in Germany are trying.

Droughts, heat and falling water levels in the Danube are hitting central and southeastern Europe hard. Hungary and Romania are experiencing an energy crisis — whereas countries like Bulgaria are better prepared.

Mini reactors are seen as a flexible energy source. Their promise: abundant energy, cheap, clean and climate-friendly with lower water use. But do the numbers add up? We look at what’s behind the SMR hype.

Wildfires may start with a single spark, but experts say climate change, drought and decades of forest management decisions have created the conditions for Europe’s biggest blazes.

A Cold War relic becomes a biodiversity haven, a Pokemon Go for trees and seagrass gets a second life. This week’s eco wins come from some unexpected places.

As heat waves buckle its Autobahn, Germany is still paving roads for a past climate. Engineers know how to fix it — so what’s the holdup?

From an AI-powered cute little pangolin, heat mapping to cool down cities and animals reducing wildfire risks by doing their thing, these real-world climate hacks are helping communities stay ahead of a changing planet.