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Rockstar Games’s latest release has set a new precedent for realism, but living the “every day” in games can easily test our patience.
The Maldives may end up with perfect conditions for reef island building, but no new coral to build islands with.
Sphagnum moss made ideal field dressings for wounded soldiers.
Although fracking has been given the green light it’s still not known how common felt earthquakes may become and if communities are willing to accept them
A new study claims that wind turbines kill enough birds of prey that they are effectively an ‘apex predator’.
Bitcoin may have a large carbon footprint, but cleaner digital currencies aren’t going to prevent an environmental disaster.
A new law means the Shetland Isles must now be placed in their true location – but mapping experts aren’t entirely convinced.
Coral reefs are in trouble, but other marine species are also feeling the strain but are off the conservation radar.
Experiments into the effectiveness of conservation can help us learn what works best.
The WWF’s report avoids the C-word – here’s why that matters.
A new report by the WWF finds 60% losses in vertebrate populations since 1970.
This election may be the spark needed for a radical environmental politics.
People may be more willing to share scarce resources they really need than apocalyptic Hollywood movies may suggest.
Don’t let Bjorn Lomborg’s cherry-picked statistics fool you.
Vast ‘underwater meadows’ would lock up lots of carbon.
Bombarding people with scientific information has little effect. Something else is needed to jolt us out of our current climate trajectory.
Distinct subspecies means each type of tiger is specially adapted to its environment.
Many will switch to less healthy diets as imported food becomes more expensive, says new research.
Dropping leaves might seem like a waste, but plants are actually saving nutrients.
Compressed air energy storage on an industrial scale could help boost renewables.
A recent study found that 55% of the world’s oceans are fished, but a simple number can’t tell the whole story.
New research shows how two types of common UK crabs will respond to increasing carbon dioxide and seawater dilution.
Research finds removing plastic from the ocean has huge economic benefits, even if there is little money to be made doing so.
The UK is home to more than 3,600 apple varieties - but they can’t be told apart by look or taste alone.