Kevin KeaneBBC Scotland environment correspondentBBCIn Scotland, there are currently eight operational incinerators across the country.Until 2022 there was a rush to build more but the Scottish government put the brakes on development fearing there would end up being an overcapacity. The only additional ones which will now be built have already entered the planning process.While incinerators are still responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gases, experts say they are about a third less environmentally damaging than the methane caused by materials rotting in landfill sites.As an additional benefit,...
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed the oldest known ant fossil, dating back 113 million years, in northeastern Brazil. Published in the journal...
Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters.The move to allow exploration...
NASA’s Perseverance rover, currently exploring the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, has made a striking new discovery—an unusual, dark-colored rock now officially named...
Georgina Rannard, Tom Ingham, Kevin ChurchClimate and science teamKevin Church/BBCBut Santorini will always be a dream destination. In Imerovigli, we see two people climbing...