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New research is looking at obtaining precious omega-3 from GM crops – just as the Scottish government announced a ban.
Across the world prices have dropped 64% as too much milk is being produced.
Study shows how eyes that work for hunters are no use for the hunted.
The BBC is under fire for unbalanced representation of the UK’s national weather service.
A new study reveals one of the animal world’s more bizarre and gruesome parasitic relationships.
The latest trophy hunting furore should at least raise the profile of Africa’s forgotten megafauna.
The UK has few endemic and endangered species. Wildlife protection is easier and more important elsewhere.
Like it or not we are going to have to figure out how to suck lots of carbon out of the atmosphere.
The resurgence of cities is set to help us make our dependence on gas-guzzling personal transport a thing of the past.
Changing habits and pollution concerns are calling time on our love affair with cars. But this doesn’t have to be the end.
Poorly-placed trees can keep harmful emissions lingering at street level.
An Oxford professor spent more than 20 years watching chimpanzees cleverly adapt to their changing environment.
Air conditioning alone won’t make global warming more bearable – architects must reinvent the window.
Countries with healthy populations of big game should allow tourists to hunt them.
It’s difficult to talk about whaling without emotions getting in the way. But we must.
It’s the windiest place in the entire solar system – and these storms can be felt here on Earth.
Animals that couldn’t adapt to rapid warming quickly succumbed.
Restoring natural ecosystems doesn’t have to mean looking back to the past.
The tropical island was one of a number of countries that joined the goldrush of prawn farming in the 1980s and 1990s. New research lays plain the results.
These tiny organisms play a big role in regulating the Earth’s climate.
Pandas breed in the wild after fighting off competition from other males – something they’re denied in captivity.
The quest for perfect lush greens is a relatively recent development in the sport’s history.
A disappointing end for one of the UK’s flagship environmental schemes.
Any drop in solar activity will be dwarfed by the impact of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.