Why do birds sing? Because they’re all on drugs

The dawn chorus is created by birds chasing their next hit of opioid, according to a…

Norway plans to drill for oil in untouched Arctic areas

Critics say plan for fields off Svalbard threatens ecosystem and relations with Russia Norway is planning…

Spanish fishing boats land only a tenth of normal catch of octopus

Meteorological and environmental reasons cited as reasons for record low catches Spanish fishing boats are landing…

Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapse | Tom Philpott

Our food supply comes from an environmentally unsustainable system that is going to unravel Picture an…

‘We’re at a crossroads’: who do the fish of Hawaii belong to?

Commercial fishers see the water as ‘an open ocean’ – but depleting resources creates food insecurity…

Hong Kong’s terracotta tile army marches to the rescue for coral

Scientists are using 3D-printed hexagons to create artificial reefs after a super-typhoon brought devastation In 2018,…

Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the climate crisis they are causing | George Monbiot

Rising consumption by the affluent has a far greater environmental impact than the birth rate in…

Country diary: the sharp side of inflammatory season

Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire: On a family walk, I learn at first hand the the…

Lindsey Graham questions why Jacob Blake ‘didn’t yield’ in Wisconsin police shooting

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) raised questions Tuesday about Jacob Blake’s behavior in the lead up to…

Specieswatch: violet carpenter bee – an exotic, heavyweight arrival to UK

If you see a violet carpenter bee, xylocopa violacea, in Britain, it seems too exotic for…