"Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics."

"With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the frigid mountains of central China, have recently joined the country’s famous pandas as furry envoys to zoos in Europe for the first time... ."

"This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history."

"A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled."

"As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages."

"The European Commission on Friday announced restrictions on the use of so-called "forever chemicals" in firefighting foams."