how a scheme to sterilise grey squi…
Throughout the squirrel wars, there have only ever been two sides: the invading greys and the native reds.…
Scientists threw a tea party for apes and discovered they can use their imagination and play pretend
Published on 05/02/2026 – 20:00 GMT+1 The ability to imagine has long been thought of as uniquely human…
Photographer’s Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight
High above the rainforest canopy of Christmas Island, a fleeting silhouette crossed a narrow gap in the trees.…
Wind power pacts and pollution-busting kitchen appliances: Positive environmental stories from 2026
With powerful nations rolling back climate protections and temperatures soaring ever closer to dangerous thresholds, it’s hard not…
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times
Fewer than half (48 per cent) of surface waters in Ireland met the required water quality standards according…
China’s first-of-a-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam
The shortest wavelength of a laser beam generated from a crystal has been realised in a laboratory at…
Polar bears are using ice loss to their advantage. But scientists warn it won’t last for long
Published on 31/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 In 2015, a terrifying image of a “horribly thin” polar bear took…
This critically endangered albatross just flew 4,800km from its home – and scientists are puzzled
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD with AP Published on 30/01/2026 – 11:29 GMT+1•Updated 11:38 Scientists on a research vessel off the central…
Photographer Transforms Landscapes Into Magical Cosmic Wonders
Under remote night skies, Tom Rae captures the cosmos and landscapes in breathtaking detail, revealing a world both…
The Dublin half hectare that became a self-sustaining sanctuary for nature – The Irish Times
In many ways, the fact that the Grove was so easy to miss is what worked most in…
A Wildlife Filmmaker Put a Fujifilm GFX100 II in the Path of Bull Elephants
Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Bob Poole loves elephants. He not only loves elephants but is also a world-leading expert…
Brown bear population nearly doubles without added damage, study finds
The brown bear population in Greece has nearly doubled in recent years without a rise in damage to…