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We should value even the tiniest insects that have no impact on our lives.
Was there a ‘dinosaur Pompeii’ in China? New research questions the claim.
Iron and nutrients from Antarctica’s bedrock are carried into the oceans – nourishing entire food webs.
Decent snowfall arrived later than ever this season.
There’s a short window of opportunity to gather the data needed to fully assess the impact of changes to rivers and floodplains on flooding.
People know global warming is a big problem requiring urgent action, but still find it difficult to talk about.
Monsanto an other biotech companies got caught short in the 1990s. But since then, the GM argument has been moving in their direction.
We’re in a new geological era, say scientists.
Time to salute the monkeys, dogs and ducks that went before us.
Air quality in the Indian capital is so bad that the government has instigated a vehicle ban.
Just because we’ve got electric supercars, doesn’t mean it’s the only way to a greener future.
From New Year’s Eve, to Guy Fawkes night, to Diwali, fireworks are an exciting way to celebrate. But these dazzling displays come at a serious cost to the environment.
The ever-popular festive song is a hymn to overconsumption. Here are a few seasonal lessons…
Spain’s most controversial sport has been in strife lately. But anthropologist Robin Irvine explains why a year working on a bull-breeding estate made him optimistic for its future.
We all love a shady courtyard, but it’s tough to know just how effective trees are at beating the heat.
Sometime soon we’ll need to take more carbon out of the atmosphere than we emit – but how?
Are you dreaming of a festive win at the bookies? Here are your chances.
It was a successful summit for Europe – at least on paper.
Migration is an important issue but not one that can be ‘solved’ through climate policy.
Noise pollution, whether on land or under water, can affect animals in interesting – and not always positive – ways.
Coverage was generally positive – though there were also two entirely different types of naysayer.
Evolution doesn’t always take millions of years – sometimes it is very rapid indeed.
If shipping and aviation don’t rein in their emissions it could seriously jeopardise our goal of preventing more than 2°C of warming.
COP21 ended with an agreement that is at once both historic, important – and inadequate