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Only about nine per cent of the ocean floor has been mapped using high-definition technology. But a new global initiative aims to change that. It’s called the Seabed 2030 Project. Also, how viable is seabed mining? And will climate change see the Arctic turned into a major shipping route?

This native succulent is a tasty bush food. Bronwyn Barkla, Associate Professor of Plant Protein Biochemistry, Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

From Gucci’s power suiting to a gameshow that inspired Jeremy Scott for this season’s runway for Moschino, Jo Jones picks her 10 highlights from the autumn/winter 2019 shows

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A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

The continued mining and burning of fossil fuels supports those with financial interests, including whole economies such as that of Australia. But this activity is destructive to the long-term health and well-being of all people elsewhere.

In a world of rapid population growth, intensive agriculture, and widespread use of pesticides, what is the future of food and can we feed ourselves sustainably?

California state agencies kicked off the development Friday of a Clean Miles Standard (CMS) to reduce the carbon footprint of app-based ride-sharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, but officials have yet to decide how a possible crediting programme might interact with the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

A Washington state senator proposed a flat $15/tonne carbon tax on Thursday as part of a larger transportation funding package, potentially revitalising efforts to price CO2 in the Evergreen State after two separate initiatives failed last year.

EU carbon prices fell to a fresh 2.5-month low on Friday before finding support and crawling back towards €19 for a big weekly loss that pushed EUAs deeper into bear market territory.

A team races against time and the elements to save 95-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in the Aussie outback.

Fossil fuel subsidies can drastically skew the overall impact of carbon pricing, according to new research that found the UK transport sector facing an net impact of more than £200/tCO2 (€230, $260) while some EU ETS-covered sectors face only £2.

Australia agrees to discard of one million tonnes of waste in world's largest coral reef.

Hobbyists say Jackson Oswalt of Tennessee is youngest person to achieve fusion

An American 14-year-old has reportedly become the youngest known person in the world to create a successful nuclear reaction.

The Open Source Fusor Research Consortium, a hobbyist group, has recognised the achievement by Jackson Oswalt, from Memphis, Tennessee, when he was aged 12 in January 2018.

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Scottish pilot Dave Mackay pushes Virgin Galactic's rocket plane faster and higher than it's ever been.

Traffic blocked at Department for Education during call for national curriculum changes

More than 100 teachers, academics and students have blocked traffic and staged mock climate classes outside the Department for Education in a protest against the underplaying of environmental problems in the national curriculum.

The demonstrators – who carried Teach the Truth, Rebel for Life and Climate: More Important Than Brexit banners – urged the government to make the climate and ecological crisis an educational priority.

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Pangolins, a mountain lion and a sad good-bye to Papua New Guinea’s Bramble Cay melomys

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Exclusive: birds and eggs from 70 species, some rare, have been licensed for destruction

The government’s conservation watchdog has issued licences to destroy 170,000 wild birds, eggs and nests, including rare and declining species such as curlews and swifts, in the past five years.

Natural England has given permission to kill birds of more than 70 species, or have their nests and eggs destroyed. These include peregrine falcons, barn owls, buzzards and red kites, alongside garden favourites such as robins, blackbirds and blue tits. A licence was even issued to destroy a wrens’ nest to “preserve public safety” in South Yorkshire.

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A cold, wet March could prove problematic for animals now out of hibernation

• Early spring: share your photographs and stories

Spring is arriving early with swallows, frogspawn and unexpected perfume as temperatures soar up to 20C above this time last year when Britain was blasted by the “beast from the east”.

Rooks are nesting, ladybirds are mating and dozens of migratory swallows have been spotted along the south-west coast – more than a month ahead of their normal arrival.

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We want your help documenting the situation as record temperatures bring early signs of spring across Europe

• Naturalists concerned for early-emerging spring species in UK

After one of the hottest summers ever in 2018 and a mild winter across much of Europe, record temperatures are suggesting spring is once more beginning earlier than usual.

Swallows and house martins have been spotted more than a month earlier than usual and temperatures are up to 20C higher than this time last year. We’re looking for your help documenting signs of the situation where you are, and would like to see your pictures and hear about what you are seeing as well as how you feel about it.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.