Russia's capital Moscow, which for the past months has largely been deprived of its traditional seasonal covering of snow, has seen its warmest winter since records began, the state weather service said on Saturday.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg told tens of thousands of environmental protesters in Britain on Friday that "activism works" -- the day after plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport suffered a setback.

Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America.

Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favor of environmental campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest.

It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles.

Red pandas, the bushy-tailed and russet-furred bamboo munchers that dwell in Asian high forests, are not a single species but rather two distinct ones.

The novel coronavirus outbreak in China may end up saving one of the world's most trafficked animals after Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin.

In Qatar, not often associated with zero-waste initiatives, one weekend market is bucking the trend and encouraging visitors to ditch plastic for more sustainable choices.

“Since our grandparents were farmers, [the land] has been enough for us,” Gunretno, who cultivates about 9,000 square meters of farmland, said.

Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with most of the rest in Pakistan and Indonesia, researchers reported Tuesday.

Scenes of devastation from Australia’s fires have been heartbreaking. How do we stop this suffering? For many campaigners and politicians, the answer is clear-cut: drastic climate policies. When we examine the evidence, this simple answer falls short.

The government agency tasked with monitoring the health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has detected signs of heat stress in several coral regions, increasing the prospects of another major bleaching event.

Former United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres was a key architect of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, due to go into effect at the end of the year. 

Critics doubt the government's ability to properly monitor thousands of companies and warn that the centralized oversight may lead to environmental destruction.

Sweden has created two $1 million prizes for solutions to feed billions of people, as climate change threatens the world's food supply and a growing population requires sustainable food systems.

A Scottish distillery on Wednesday launched a climate-friendly gin made from peas, after five years of research found that it removes more carbon dioxide from the environment than it creates.

The coronavirus epidemic that has paralyzed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment.

Thunberg, 17, who won the Right Livelihood Award in December, will use the 1 million Swedish crown (US$100,000) prize to establish the Greta Thunberg Foundation in Sweden.

One of the deadliest epidemics in decades has dented energy demand and industrial output in China, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by about 100 million metric tons—close to what Chile emits in a year.

The late's lawyer wife also said her husband had received threatening calls prior to his death.

Extinction Rebellion activists on Saturday blocked traffic outside London Fashion Week to protest against the fashion industry's "exploitation" of the environment. 

Sequins add glamour to any outfit but eco-campaigners urged London Fashion Week to ditch the sparkling plastic discs as they pollute oceans for centuries.

Scientists in Antarctica have recorded a new record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius, breaking the barrier of 20 degrees for the first time on the continent, a researcher said Thursday.

Starbucks Indonesia began the initiative to use paper instead of plastic straws since Oct. 1, 2018, through a program called Greener Nusantara, launched in Bali.

Unprecedented warming will dominate the coming decade, according to a new study, which said every year is likely to rank among the planet’s 10 hottest.

The 57-year-old Ben Wilson has toured the British capital for the past 15 years sculpting and repainting scraps of gum discarded by passers-by.

The BBC said Monday it will make a new documentary series with the teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, charting her life and exploring the science behind climate change.

An Indonesian crowdsourcing app is tapping into the competitive spirit of its users by creating Pokemon Go-type games to help map land across the sprawling archipelago and protect forests and indigenous people, organizers said recently.

Food-sharing app Karma sells surplus food from hundreds of UK restaurants at discounted prices.

US actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo urged Europeans to be "heroes" in the fight against chemical pollutants in the world's waterways.