This year’s hurricanes are tearing through the alphabet so fast that we’re about to run out of names for them. When Hurricane Sally hit Alabama as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, tropical storms Teddy and Vicky were already spinning…

From BBC Scientists are warning that, across Siberia, vast swathes of ground – normally frozen all year round – are thawing – with potentially devastating consequences for the climate. As it thaws, the earth is believed to be releasing huge…

From BBC Dozens of wildfires have been burning their way through swathes of the US West Coast over the last month, killing more than 30 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. Lightning strikes in August sparked a…

From BBC A man who has thought a lot about the maths behind stirring cups of tea has won one of the world’s most lucrative academic prizes. Professor Sir Martin Hairer from Imperial College in London won the 2021 Breakthrough…

From BBC All of the rivers, lakes and streams in England are polluted, says the Environment Agency. The figures reveal a complete lack of progress towards the target of 100% healthy waters by 2027. The most problematic pollutants are chemical…

From BBC image copyrightGetty Images Toxins produced by Australia’s stinging trees bear a strong resemblance to those of spiders and scorpions, scientists have found. The findings, published in the Science Advances journal, come from University of Queensland researchers. Those stung…

From BBC Media playback is unsupported on your device Have you heard the one about the alligator that performed the party trick of breathing in helium so it could talk in a funny voice? It’s not that hilarious but then…

From BBC Scientists have found a clever new way of measuring ocean warming, using sound waves from undersea earthquakes. The researchers say the “hack” works because sound travels faster in warmer water. The team looked at sonic data from the…

ANALAMAZOATRA NATIONAL PARK, Madagascar — Hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Madagascar’s tourism industry took its first step toward recovery. On September 5, the quasi-governmental agency Madagascar National Parks (MNP) reopened all 43 protected areas under its direct responsibility. The government…