environment

A new study finds that men are less likely to purchase eco-friendly products or participate in sustainable activities when they seem too "feminine."

Over 3,000 people have been hospitalised from exposure to hazardous fumes since early this month, and more dumping sites were discovered today.

Pollution isn't quite so bad that it completely cancels the benefits of a run, but you're not helping yourself by jogging on a main road.

The good news, says author David Wallace-Wells, is that "civilisation will endure". The bad news? Pretty much everything else.

"I don't think it's an acceptable risk to bring children into the world – the likelihood of a safe future for them has to increase dramatically first."

Planners thought it would stay buried in ice forever.

Flat bottles are lighter and fit more per carton than standard bottles, making shipping more sustainable.

In the 1970s, workers at a defence manufacturer in Lancashire came up with a radical idea to start making things that would be better for society.

The FIRE – "financial independence, retire early" – movement is all about hoarding enough cash, before investing it and living off the dividends.

Just a fun (and not existentially alarming) list!

On average, three people read an academic paper. At least 100,000 have read this – and a lot of them haven't taken it very well.

If climate change responsibility is going to be foisted onto individuals over governments, I thought I should check how hard it is to save the world.