Sharp emissions cuts are needed to curb “unprecedented” changes in the world’s oceans and frozen areas due to global warming, experts warn.

From today public bodies, including schools and hospitals, are no longer allowed to purchase single-use plastics such as cups, cutlery and straws, writes Joyce Feegan.

AS most Irish and European rivers are now closed for normal, wild salmon fishing, a respected Norwegian salmon scientist has called for new thinking on why stocks are seriously dwindling.

Richard Collins examines the possibilities for marine life should they evolve to leave the waters and come on land.