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Traditional expectations can be a problem in relationships.
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right motivators, we could do more.
The Australian Labor Party’s failure to turn climate change into a winning campaign issue holds lessons for the UK Labour Party.
This diminutive deer isn’t the only fantastical life form discovered in Vietnam. But hunting and habitat destruction threaten many with extinction.
The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet.
The public inquiry into Grenfell makes its first report – but those responsible for the circumstances leading up to the fire are yet to face the consequences.
Regulators are still licensing insecticides without properly assessing whether they harm the wildlife on which we rely.
To untangle the relationship between climate change, fall foliage and national park visitors, researchers are asking tourists to check their old photo albums for snapshots that could hold valuable data.
The ecological impact of buying from your sofa.
As the UN’s Climate Action Summit approaches, governments need to start doing more than setting targets. Here’s how they can make a start.
‘The Lion King’ illustrates how a child moves through five stages of grief with the support of loving friends, family and community.
Indigenous peoples safeguard biodiversity better than any other group. But in 2018, 164 were killed defending the environment. It’s time for us to heed their knowledge, and protect their future.
Britain’s councils are cutting roadside verges less often to allow vibrant wildflower meadows to bloom.
The 2019 season has been one of Mount Everest’s deadliest for climbers.
Why radical changes to society are needed if we are to escape environmental disaster.
New research reveals that miniature, brightly coloured fish play an outsized role in the marine food chain in coral reefs.
As the Earth’s magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights could move with it.
Hundreds of scientists and Indigenous leaders have asked the EU to demand tougher imports standards to protect Brazil’s rainforests, wetlands and savannahs.
Billions of people already have ‘superhero powers’ like the ability to see things far away and summon their friends from far-flung locations. Next up? Enhanced physical abilities.
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