Mark Pygas

President Joe Biden has proposed replacing the U.S. government's fleet of 645,000 cars and trucks with American-made electric vehicles in a push for the widespread adoption of renewable energy.

Elon Musk, the founder of the electric car manufacturer Tesla, took to Twitter on Thursday to promise a $100 million prize to develop the best carbon capture technology.

According to a recent report by conservation organization OceansAsia, 1.5 billion face masks may have entered the oceans in 2020.

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestlé have been named the world's biggest corporate plastic polluters for the third year in a row by Break Free From Plastic's latest annual audit.

Every major American bank has now pledged not to fund artic oil and gas exploration.

The United Kingdom will become the first major economy to ban the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars to tackle the climate crisis.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has taken a jab at President Donald Trump amid the contested election.

If Joe Biden wins the presidency, he will rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on the first day of his administration.

Scientists have found several living specimens of Voeltzkow's chameleon, an elusive chameleon species last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago.

NetZero mycelium orbs may look like they belong in the tub, but these mushroom orbs actually belong in a watering can or hose sprayer.

Dogs can be trained to smell coronavirus in human sweat, and early results show nearly 100% accuracy.

Bryan Kaleta, who is remote learning as a result of the pandemic, found himself battling boredom until he discovered the Rubbish app.

A rare white sea turtle has been photographed hatching and makings its way to the sea on a South Carolina beach.

James Trinh, a five-year-old from San Francisco, is being praised after helping to save an endangered 21-year-old lemur.

The record was previously held by Jennifer Aniston.

The Chinese city at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic has banned the eating of wild animals and offered cash incentives to local farmers to stop the breeding of exotic livestock.

Drinks companies Coca-Cola and Carlsberg are backing a project which aims to develop plant-based plastic bottles that degrade within a year.

Littering in Cocoa Beach, which only reopened on April 21, can now land offenders with a $250 fine.

Flamingos are migrating to Mumbai in India in larger numbers than usual thanks to the coronavirus lockdown.

Dolphins were spotted swimming in the port of Cagliari as ship traffic came to a halt.

The process is preventing the crabs from developing strong shells.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named TIME's 2019 Person of the Year.