About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers

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By Sinead Campbell, The Guardian Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systems. Farmers divert a stream contaminated by waste water discharged from nearby mining industries into farm fields in Dongchuan, China. Photograph: Reuters About one sixth of global cropland is contaminated …

Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough

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By Joseph Winters, Grist Modeling suggests it will only reduce emissions up to 10 percent by 2030. A container ship in Cuxhaven, Germany, in 2023. Sena Gallup / Getty Images Each year, all the cargo ships that crisscross the oceans carrying cars, building materials, food, and other goods emit about 3 percent of …

Dire wolves might sound cool, but they do nothing to fix our biodiversity problem

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By Brian Kateman, Fast Company Through gene editing, scientists at Colossal Biosciences are reviving long-extinct animals. But is it really for the sake of conservation, or just human curiosity? [Photos: Colossal Biosciences, Shelby Tauber for The Washington Post/Getty Images] Earlier this week, Time published an explosive story about an American company that reportedly revived …

Proceed with caution: Emerging marine-climate projects outpacing effective governance

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Phys.Org Global distribution and development of marine-climate interventions. Credit: Nature Climate Change (2025). DOI:10.1038/s41558-025-02291-4 Oceans are at the forefront of many new climate-related projects, but the speed that these projects are being developed and expanded is outpacing the ability to govern them effectively—and manage their potential impacts on marine ecosystems and communities. …

Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

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By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending. Ana Toni: ‘We need to take climate change very seriously, otherwise we will have even more wars in the future.’ Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Countries looking to boost their national security through …

‘If not fire, we’ll be killed by hunger’: villagers continue to feel fallout from Bolivia’s worst wildfires

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By Benjamin Swift, The Guardian New plants sprouting around a burned out tree near Santa Ana de Velasco. The Bolivian government declared the wildfires a national disaster but residents fear the effects are still being felt. Photograph: Laura Barriga Dávalos Residents battle food shortages and health issues after vast areas of …