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People are becoming more aware of the health risks of laughing gas, but fewer people realise it’s a potent greenhouse gas.
Wildlife can take years or decades to respond to environmental changes made by humans.
Ants are skilled surgeons, bacteria have their own internet, and scientists think sperm whales have names.
Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped in the 1990s – since then, they have become a problem.
We watched 30 news programmes in five countries to see how they covered an IPCC report.
If you’re reading this over a mug of tea or coffee, you’re using plants to alter your body chemistry.
What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
The public has until 2031 to document all existing rights of way through the countryside.
Climate change and related droughts, hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather events are making it harder.
The UK needs to clean its rivers and coastlines, and could look to Europe for how to do it.
Stopping the production of lab-grown food will be bad news for the environment.
The horse race is likely to be disrupted by activists from the Extinction Rebellion offshoot.
Researchers took samples of the River Thames for two years to track levels of microplastics.
Everything from ice rinks to crowded public places is a potential source of home heating.
Transboundary water cooperation can reduce conflict and promote sustainable development.
What the BBC Radio 4 drama gets right (and wrong) about rural opposition to the energy transition.
It’s estimated that 1.63 million tons of material will be produced in 2023 for wet wipes.
From a low of 11 males in 1997, Britain now has 228 booming bitterns at 103 sites nationwide.
Rereading du Maurier’s story of relentless devastation shows how the writer anticipated some of our most pressing environmental concerns.
Houseplants can lift our spirits – but not all plants have the same effect.
Seafloor landforms reveal that ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres per day.
Why ‘local’ and ‘natural’ food isn’t always good for the environment, and ‘industrial’ or ‘intensive’ farming isn’t always bad.
Grey seals are now common in the UK – but their status remains fragile.
Tips for coping with eco-anxiety, from a psychologist.