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Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.
Some rhododendron fossils are 60 million years old, showing they were around before the Himalayas were formed.
To overcome last winter’s energy crunch, France successfully introduced a 15-point ‘energy sobriety’ plan to cut gas and electricity use and reduce emissions.
An ‘omega block’ helped Storm Daniel wreak devastation in Libya.
Product-labelling tools have been criticised for making partial assessments of a brand’s impact.
The future of the traditional holiday getaway looks bleak.
Invasive Asian hornets are a top predator of bees in the UK – and sightings are starting to soar.
Those who grow their own food in gardens and allotments waste less and eat more healthily – but not everyone has the chance to do so.
People living in rural areas perceive the threat of climate change to be lower than people in cities.
Developers can make up for natural habitat loss themselves or pay a restoration fee to the government.
Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in New Delhi, where the G20 summit is being held, so authorities are taking action – but is it the right action?
One village recorded 1.5 year’s rain in 18 hours.
Climate change is making fires more frequent and severe in the Canary Islands, pushing plants to their evolutionary limit.
Why wild chimpanzees end up as pets and how we can keep them in the wild.
Your less manicured garden has the potential to combat tackle climate change and help wildlife survive.
Modern ecosystems are very different to how they were just a few centuries ago.
Not all alien species are a significant hazard to people and ecosystems.
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
Plants have not lost their capacity for innovation over the years, finds new study.
Research shows urban foxes may not be getting more cunning, as people believe.
Pulverised fuel ash can be recycled and used to manufacture concrete as well as other products.
Developers will no longer have to offset nutrient pollution from new housing projects – the UK government say this won’t degrade water quality.
Wealthier people are getting their solar panels connected first, leaving a more congested grid for everyone else.
Labour has promised to extend access rights enjoyed in Scotland to the rest of Britain.