The Catbells route in the Lake District is just one of many accessible Miles Without Stiles trails.
This initiative could give more disabled and young people the confidence to explore more of Britain’s wild spaces and build a stronger nature connection
Theresia Krausl
Studies have struggled to capture how pesticides affect bees outside of a lab.
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Whether artificial intelligence leads to more or less energy use will depend on how we adapt to using it.
More swimming pools could soon be heated using excess heat emitted from data centres in more than 150 UK locations.
Computer data centres produce vast amounts of heat that often gets wasted - now that’s being harnessed to warm swimming pools and improve overall energy efficiency.
Visualising the colours birds perceive reveals the ultraviolet patterns that are usually hidden from us.
Vasas et al. (2024) PLOS Biology
Humans can’t see ultraviolet light – but lots of other animals can.
The red berries of the underground palm are just visible at the soil surface.
Agusti Randi
A recently discovered palm tree has an unusual survival strategy - it flowers and fruits beneath the ground
Port Talbot steelworks employs about 4,000 people and most of their jobs are at risk.
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Tata Steel layoffs in Port Talbot reveal the tension between saving jobs and saving the environment.
The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer as ‘Woman’, the lead character who gives birth to her baby as extreme floods hit London.
This powerful new eco drama suggests “cli-fi” could play a crucial role in climate communication.
The Thames Barrier is already being used far more than was originally intended.
Sunke Trace-Kleeberg
As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.
Buying plant-based food products can mean giving your money to meat and dairy mega companies.
A sustainable food system starts with a fairer corporate structure. It won’t simply come from a shift in consumer habits during Veganuary’s push for people to eat a more plant-based diet. Here’s why.
Is the Veganuary campaign really driving changes in British eating habits?
As the plant-based campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary, researchers are analysing how Veganuary could be having a substantial impact on British diets.
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Nearly a third of all moorland burning in Scotland occurs on peat soil – a vital carbon sink.
Solar panels pave a square in Zadar, Croatia.
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Modellers of the energy transition have tended to neglect fractious international relations in their calculations.
Samedan airport near Davos is dedicated to private jets.
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Research shows prominent individuals can influence the rest of us.
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Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
Ben Birchall / Alamy
Civil nuclear energy maintains the skills and supply chains needed for nuclear subs and weapons.
A study found migrants were more likely to volunteer in their communities than native residents.
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Migration is considered an inevitable effect of climate change. It could also be part of the solution.
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Go vegan for cleaner air and a smaller food bill.
Tesla has temporarily suspended most of its production at its factory near Berlin.
Filip Singer/EPA
EV manufacturers pause production in Europe as the Red Sea shipping crisis deepens.
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Cutting wealth inequality could curb the super-rich’s disproportionate share of emissions.
CES in Las Vegas is the world’s biggest new tech show.
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A surprising number of new consumer tech products promise to improve air quality.
Cheap and plentiful supplies of naturally occurring hydrogen could be right beneath our feet.
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Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas
Andrea Viale (University of Glasgow)
Proposed reflectors would help provide clean energy when demand peaks near dawn and dusk.
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New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.
Sunrise on Lake Michigan, US during a heatwave. August 2023.
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From bleached corals to deadly heatwaves.