September 1, 2016

There are now 30% fewer savanna elephants in Africa than there were in 2007.

August 30, 2016

Yesterday, the Working Group on the Anthropocene (WGA), made up of 35 of experts from around the world proposed that a new geologocal epoch - the Athropocene - needs to be declared. The scientists made their recommendation to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

August 24, 2016

The UK's Environmental Audit Committee has called for microplastics to be banned from being used in products like facial scrubs and toothpastes because of the pollution they are causing in the world's oceans.

July 8, 2016

Young people aged 8-18 will soon have the opportunity to show how much they care about our environment by taking part in the Young People's Green Awards.

April 19, 2016

There are millions of different kinds of living things on planet Earth from mammals and trees through to bacteria and other micro-organisms. Classification helps us make sense of what they are and how they relate to each other.

March 15, 2016

New climate data released by NASA has shown that the global surface temperature for February 2016 was 1.35C warmer than the 1951-1980 average.

March 8, 2016

This suite of lessons targets National Curriculum requirements for Year 5 Science on Living Things and Their Habitats.

January 21, 2016

Yesterday, meteorologists in the UK and the US confirmed that 2015 was the warmest year globally ever recorded.  

January 5, 2016

It might not be too much of a surprise that according to the Met Office, December 2015 has been provisionally assessed as the wettest month for the United Kingdom since records began in 1910. Most of the rains fell in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England, where many places have seen flooding. So far, southern England hasn't suffered any serious flooding this winter.

December 22, 2015

In a first for YPTE's news page, we have a guest article, contributed by 14 year old Chap Patefield-Isacoff. Chap also has his own website, www.theawareyouth.com. Take a look (but not until you've finished reading this article!) Great work Chap!