Los Angeles Times • 2026-05-07

Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend.

NYPost • 2026-04-28

Rising heat from the ocean is causing Antarctica to melt from below —  potentially accelerating weather events, study claims

Beware the global meltdown.

The Guardian • 2026-05-02

‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal

Exclusive: A grazier has released emails that reveal the state’s environment and water department prioritised harvesting of winter cereal crops over wetlands

NYPost • 2026-05-07

One in six plant species on Earth at risk of dying out within 75 years: new study

Researchers found that 7% to 16% of global plant species studied are expected to lose more than 90% of their range by 2100 under current climate change projections.

The Guardian • 2026-05-06

From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters

In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen ‘how quickly nature begins to heal itself’