Hedge-cutting season Ireland: Dates, rules and hedgerow management tips
Hedge-cutting season officially opens on 1 September and will run until 28 February. During the closed period, or…
Beavers do far more than build dams: These 20-kilogram rodents create wetlands, raise groundwater and lock away carbon |
Beavers may weigh only around 20 kilograms, but their engineering skills can reshape entire landscapes. Using little more…
Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet
Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all multicellular life on Earth, is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems.…
On autumn asters, bumblebees find warmth at season’s end
Researchers have explored the deep-sleep state of honeybees, using an odor associated with a training task to enhance the sleeping…
A designer just put 1,300+ restored 19th-century wildlife illustrations online for free
ⓘ c82.net Two of the many restored illustrations now available on c82.net Designer Nicholas Rougeux used AI tools…
The Richest 10% Cause up to $5.7 Trillion in Environmental Damage Each Year
A new analysis estimates that the world’s highest-consuming 10% generate trillions of dollars in environmental damage each year…
Scientists Uncover New Plant Species Hidden in Plain Sight for More Than 100 Years
Phebalium banyabba. Credit: Paul Sheringham A plant misidentified for more than a century has been named as a…
Support for climate and biodiversity policies differs across cultural worldviews in Japan
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5 C. Science 365, eaaw6974…
In pictures: Biodiversity Photographer of the Year winners 2026 – The Irish Times
Urban, rural and ocean wildlife, capturing incredible behaviours and relationships, are showcased by this year’s Biodiversity Photographer of…
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Why we want to salute Net Zero Heroes – The Irish Times
We are three weeks away from the closing date for entries to Ireland’s Greenest Places, a competition run…
Remote sensing delivers tropical forest resilience monitoring for the Global Biodiversity Framework
Wright, S. J. The future of tropical forests. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1195, 1–27 (2010). Article Google…
China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here’s the secret behind that growth
If one had to pick a few things to know China by, the Great Wall of China would…