Environment

An estimated 6 million single-use plastic beer cups were used at Premier League games last season.
It's "colourless, tasteless, and odourless" – and is currently being rolled out in two stores.
A new Fujifilm exhibition celebrates what matters most to millennials … and there’s not an avocado in sight.
Overfishing and climate change are contributing to a depletion in global fish stocks.
A black bear cub was found napping in the toilet sinks of a lodge in Montana, USA. The young animal managed to sneak in through an open window before sprawling out across the counter to go for a quick snooze. The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks were later called, and worked together to safely remove the bear.
A lack of vitamins could be to blame – but researchers cautioned that further investigation was needed.
The top city received the highest score for “liveability” out of 140 cities, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) annual survey.
A report has found that the condition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated since its last evaluation by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in 2014. The causes cited for this include climate change, overfishing and coral bleaching events. Experts believe its condition can be improved if strong local and global actions are taken. The reef’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage listing is at risk considering this outlook.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Manhattan on Wednesday after a two-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a zero-emissions yacht. She is in the United States to attend the U.N. Climate Action summit next month and hopes to attend the COP25 in Santiago, Chile, in December. Thunberg said she was going to focus on "spreading awareness" instead of trying to convince US President Donald Trump about climate change.
"We like to consume things, but the more we consume the more we absorb the resources of the planet," says the government’s chief environment scientist.