Environment on ZME Science

The 'Environment' category on ZME Science is where you can explore the most pressing issues facing our planet today, and discover the latest research, insights, and solutions for building a more sustainable future. From climate change and biodiversity loss to renewable energy and circular economies, our articles cover a wide range of topics related to the environment and sustainability.

Myth-busting Facts about Black Widow Spiders

Why dopamine makes you happy

What is Taxonomy in biology? A beginner’s guide

The Magnus effect: the physical principle feared by goalkeepers

What is the Ring of Fire? Earth’s most volcanically active region

Environment

Scientists find distinct forms of surface water in world’s salt flats

Rapid rise in fungal attacks poses severe threat to global food supply

Scientists reintroduce 5,000 Polynesian snails: biggest ‘extinct in the wild’ release ever

Insect numbers are dwindling. We now know why

Millions of LEGO pieces lost at sea 25 years ago are still washing up on the English coast

Jellyfish-inspired robot aims to reduce ocean pollution

Greenland and Antarctica lost more than 7 trillion tons of ice to climate change since 1990s

Blinking fish sheds light on how first animals evolved to live on land

Storing renewable energy beyond batteries: the challenge of grid capacity

Meet Icefin, the torpedo robot that studies the Doomsday Glacier from down below

Finally, a cat flap that prevents cats from bringing their prey indoors

The Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean is somehow supporting a thriving ecosystem

Want a strong economy? Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the best way to go

Scientists use ‘smell of fear’ to ward off insect pests from crops and gardens

This African rat gnaws on a poisonous tree to make itself toxic to predators

Africa’s grassy habitats emerged much earlier than we thought — and it’s important for ape evolution

It finally happened. Wind and solar power are starting to take over from fossil fuels

Urban vultures are feasting on plastic waste from local restaurants and stores

The roots of domestication: how some farmers selected the plants that changed the world

Beetles on the brink: climate change is pushing them to the limit, and this is bad news for agriculture