Badger filmed burying a whole cow by itself in Utah mountains
An American badger took five days to bury a calf carcass left at a camera trap by researchers. The behaviour could help cattle ranchers by limiting the spread of disease.
Trump’s Trying to Chainsaw Nearly Every Environmental Program
EPA boss says carbon dioxide not primary cause of climate change
The statement from Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts all the scientific evidence
Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air
When raindrops hit the ground, they throw microbes into the air in aerosols – with possible implications for the climate, agriculture and diseases
Deep cuts to environmental research in Trump’s budget proposal
US agencies doing climate research see concerning budget proposal that would eliminate funding for government science on air, energy and water within EPA, and slash satellite and coastal research at NOAA
Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times
A new foam material could be the first good reusable method to recover spilled oil, and would be much better for the environment
First yearly CO2 forecast predicts one of biggest rises ever
The forecast suggests levels of the greenhouse gas could briefly pass 410 parts per million in May, just four years after first passing 400 ppm
Watch Shell’s 1991 Video Warning of Catastrophic Climate Change
Snow will melt more slowly in a warmer world – here’s why
Snowmelt will start earlier but happen more slowly, depriving river systems and reservoirs of the big gush of water they rely on
Crews race to fix California dam before more rain falls
Heavy rains caused erosion and a partial collapse of spillways at a California dam - and more rain is forecast, threatening to overflow it again and flood towns