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This handout photo obtained on July 25, 2025, courtesy of Re:wild shows a Barbados threadsnake in March 2025. A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been “lost“ to science. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March 2025 by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification and Re:wild, a conservation group.
This handout photo obtained on July 25, 2025, courtesy of Re:wild shows a Barbados threadsnake in March 2025. A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been “lost“ to science. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March 2025 by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification and Re:wild, a conservation group.
Environment

World's smallest snake makes big comeback

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

3 weeks ago
Environment

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

Almost 3,000 climate cases have been filed up to the end of 2024, in nearly 60 countries, according to the Grantham Research Institute, using data compiled by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

4 weeks ago
Environment

Start-up captures coolants to stop global warming

Recoolit began working in Indonesia in 2021 to tackle what it considers an often-overlooked contributor to climate change: refrigerants.

1 month ago

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Environment

Celebs call for more women on UK's male-dominated UN climate summit team

Actor Emma Watson and singer Ellie Goulding joined about 450 female politicians, academics and activists to demand equal representation for women on Britain's male dominated team hosting next year's UN climate summit.

4 years ago
Environment

Climate change spurring frog extinctions: Conservationists

Three Central American frog species have gone extinct and many others may soon follow as their populations are ravaged by a fungus that is spreading faster because of climate change, conservationists said Thursday.

4 years ago
Environment

'Global Citizens' Assembly' to seek climate change solutions ahead of UN talks

People around the world will have a chance to deliberate about responses to climate change under plans to convene a "Global Citizens' Assembly" to inform UN talks in Glasgow next year, organizers said on Thursday.

4 years ago
Environment

China's 'Spidermen': Litter-picking over the abyss

The 48-year-old Yang Feiyue's job is to abseil down cliffs on central China's Tianmen mountain -- an area famed for its natural beauty but plagued by plastic and other waste.

4 years ago
Environment

Corals can bounce back from bleaching, if humans don't ruin it: Study

Some corals can recover from bleaching even in long heatwaves as long as humans don't interfere, scientists said Tuesday, raising hopes for the endangered underwater ecosystems essential to much marine life. 

4 years ago
Opinion

ACRF: Potential green recovery, new social contract towards sustainable ASEAN future

The ACRF pandemic exit strategy, if implemented properly in a principled manner through green recovery, could tackle the jobs-growth-sustainability trinity as a "mission possible" towards a new social contract for the region's future.

4 years ago
Environment

No such thing as 'sustainable' palm oil, says Indonesian youth activist

Sustainable palm oil does not exist because many growers lack transparency, fail to consult indigenous people, and are able to flout environmental rules set by ethical certification schemes, an Indonesian youth climate activist said.

4 years ago
Environment

Ecuador finds nest of huge, endangered sea turtle

Conservationists in Ecuador have found a nest of endangered leatherback sea turtles, a whopper of a species that can weigh up to a ton and be three meters long.

4 years ago
Environment

Nestle unveils multi-billion push to slash carbon footprint

Swiss food giant Nestle on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion program to slash its carbon footprint, aiming to halve emissions by 2030.

4 years ago
Environment

Australia's Great Barrier Reef status lowered to critical and deteriorating

The health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters in which it lies.

4 years ago
Environment

Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires

After record wildfires ravaged the US West Coast, replanting trees amid the apocalyptic, ash-covered landscape is a daunting task.

4 years ago
Science & Tech

UK's sole hydrogen car maker bets on green revolution

Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversimple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain's promised "green revolution" that would see petrol-powered cars banned within 10 years.

4 years ago
Science & Tech

Germany steams ahead with new hydrogen-powered train

Germany will trial a new hydrogen-powered train, signaling a transition away from gas-guzzling diesel engines as it aims for a carbon-neutral future.

4 years ago
Environment

Researchers find microplastics on top of the world at Everest

Traces of microplastics have been found close to the top of Mount Everest, likely originating from equipment used by the hundreds of climbers who summit the world's highest peak every year.

4 years ago
Environment

European Union plans mammoth expansion of offshore wind farms

The European Union unveiled plans to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold by 2050.

4 years ago
Environment

Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes: Study

As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected to suffer the most dramatic increases.

4 years ago
Environment

Angry at sluggish climate action, young negotiators 'scream' for change

Young activists said they did not understand why political leaders have failed to grasp the severity of the climate crisis and respond to it with the same urgency as the coronavirus pandemic, opening two weeks of online discussions.

4 years ago
Environment

Megaprojects flagged as Trojan horse to develop remaining rainforests

A rise in huge, opaque infrastructure and mining projects threatens to destroy and open up the world's last remaining rainforests to development, researchers warned.

4 years ago
Environment

Wild animal populations not declining as feared: Study

The population of most wild animals with a backbone -- mammals, amphibians, birds, reptiles and fish -- is stable. 

4 years ago
Food

Unilever targets 1-billion-euro sales for plant-based foods

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever said it has set a new annual sales target of one billion euros for plant-based food products as consumers turn away from meat and dairy.

4 years ago
Environment

Greenland's largest glaciers likely to melt faster than feared: Study

The three largest glaciers in Greenland could melt faster than even the worst-case warming predictions, research published Tuesday showed.

4 years ago
Health

Can surgical masks be reused?

Health authorities say the most widespread anti-COVID weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown away after a single use, but environmental concerns are pushing some scientists to question this recommendation.

4 years ago
City premium

UN expert supports civil lawsuit on Jakarta air pollution

A United Nations expert has weighed in on a civil lawsuit brought against a number of Indonesian officials for their failure to improve poor air quality in the capital Jakarta.

4 years ago
Environment

Finland's battery plans spark environmental fears

Finland is the only EU country whose bedrock is known to contain all the major battery minerals -- including cobalt and lithium -- and the Nordic nation is drawing up plans to exploit these resources in order to become a major industry player.

4 years ago
Opinion

[INSIGHT] Keeping tabs on COVID-19 through sewage surveillance

Amid the shortage of human testing in the early phase, sewage-based surveillance could be chosen as a cheap, noninvasive and sensitive tool to predict the outbreak.

4 years ago
Indonesia premium

'Ticking bomb': Indonesia grapples with medical waste spike during pandemic

Indonesia is grappling with what health authorities have described as a “significant increase” in medical waste during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a shortage in processing facilities forcing the government to allow hospitals to burn their waste without license in times of emergency.

4 years ago
Entertainment

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: Study

Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm for centuries to come and oceans will rise by meters.

4 years ago
Indonesia premium

Social forestry program derailed by pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has derailed Indonesia’s social forestry program, which grants local communities the right to manage state forests.

4 years ago
Environment

Japan's Toshiba retreats from coal-fired power stations

Japanese engineering giant Toshiba will not build any more coal-fired power plants and will shift to renewable energy in a bid to reduce greenhouse emissions.

4 years ago
Environment

Food emissions could push Earth past global warming limits

Even if all fossil fuel emissions ended immediately, greenhouse gasses from the food we eat could drive global temperatures above internationally agreed warming limits. 

4 years ago