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Residents need the necessary support to adapt their homes and make collective decisions about flood prevention.
Where pine martens have recovered, red squirrels have tended to benefit while grey squirrels have declined. Scientists weren’t sure why – until now.
Pumped thermal electricity storage turns electricity into heat and back again – which can compensate for the intermittent supply of renewables.
Instead of Tudors and Churchill, history students need to learn how civilisation has arrived at the point of no return.
PFAS have been used in everything from coffee cups to frying pans. But they’re toxic, and accumulating in the environment.
‘Leaky dams’ and tree planting are useful against smaller floods, but they won’t hold back the water after a major storm.
Coming to a river catchment near you: a rodent crack team ready to reduce flooding and boost biodiversity.
While many surveys show the numbers of wildlife falling, there is good news for some species – including pondskaters and various mosses and lichen.
All modes of high-speed travel come with a cost to the environment.
The world’s millions of indigenous people play a critical role in conserving biodiversity.
Weaker winds and higher temperatures are making airlines less efficient.
A new study has found that European and North American bumblebee populations have shrank by a third since 1970.
Our research shows the Antarctic could be closer to a tipping point than previously thought.
A new study revealed that indigenous territories store more than half the carbon in the Amazon forest.
The global warming potential of different greenhouse gases is often poorly understood, distorting which are the biggest concern.
Trees in tropical forests are more than carbon sponges – they’re cultural artefacts.
Our study explores the factors which cause glacial erosion.
As Chile’s central mountain region warms, guanacos are wandering into trouble.
The answer lies in determining what we are and what we want to become.
It may seem a long way away, but a 2035 ban requires investment and major changes right now.
Carbon offsetting and new airplanes won’t keep up with emissions from an ever-expanding aviation industry.
Taxes designed to encourage a green transition can instead penalise smaller businesses and ensure they’re left behind.
We all need to eat. Experts imagine how the next agricultural revolution can feed us while fighting climate change and habitat destruction, instead of accelerating it.
Britain’s electricity supply is getting greener but the burning question remains over how to decarbonise heating.