Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful
Larger areas contain more species. This is one of the most ironclad laws of ecology, which explains why…
Indian woman amazed by Dubai’s cleanliness, calls it ‘Disney World’: ‘Dust and pollution don’t exist’
An Indian woman’s video about her Dubai trip has sparked a conversation online after she compared the city’s…
Swedish lakes help solve Darwin’s 160-year puzzle about invasive species
Darwin’s old puzzle starts with a simple question: when a species enters a new habitat, does it do…
Q&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy?
China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social development blueprints for…
Think before you flush: expert advice on how and when to save water at home
Water unites everyone on the planet, and as well as keeping us alive, it has thousands of other…
Climate shocks accelerating as El Niño threat looms over already vulnerable regions
The warning comes as climate pressures continue to mount worldwide, particularly in regions already experiencing fragile food systems…
Geoengineering still faces major engineering challenges
Some researchers are starting to look into how nations or companies would go about trying to cool the…
England’s sewage spills: why citizen scientists want to test for pollution themselves
Thousands of volunteers across England now regularly take out their own testing kits to study the levels of…
Pulp and paper giant APRIL adds major deforesters as suppliers after revising sustainability policy
The changes include lowering its deforestation cutoff date to the end of 2020, which allows APRIL to…
Major errors found in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE database
A new study from Northern Arizona University (NAU) suggests that a major global greenhouse gas emissions database may…
Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why
Summary A deadly H5 bird flu outbreak on remote sub-Antarctic islands has killed an estimated 13,000 seal pups,…
nicolas nielsen designs self-driving HYVE beehive to pollinate cities
a mobile hive moves through the city Across the broken green spaces of contemporary cities, where parks,…