Thousands of swallows and swifts migrating from Africa to Europe have been left dead by high…
Year: 2020
How the Coronavirus Is Affecting the Global Financial Market
Since first emerging very late in 2019, COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc across global markets. ALSO…
Hope, laughter and loss in this wretched time of coronavirus
In her uplifting long read (‘The impossible has already happened’: what coronavirus can teach us about…
China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans
The Chinese government has signalled an end to the human consumption of dogs, with the agriculture…
Climate crisis: in coronavirus lockdown, nature bounces back – but for how long?
The environmental changes wrought by the coronavirus were first visible from space. Then, as the disease…
Spring blossom images unite UK nature lovers amid corona crisis
Some have shared beautiful images of blossoms that are brightening back gardens while others have been…
Coronavirus may prove boost for UK’s bees and rare wildflowers
Rare wildflowers and declining bee populations could start to recover during the coronavirus lockdown because many…
Bamboo rats left in limbo as breeders push back against China wildlife ban
Just a few months ago Cheng Yongcai ran a thriving farm that produced 20,000 bamboo rats…
Revealed: 6,000 passengers on cruise ships despite coronavirus crisis
At least 6,000 passengers remain at sea on cruise liners despite the coronavirus pandemic, Guardian analysis…
Coronavirus could double number of people going hungry
Food supplies across the world will be “massively disrupted” by the coronavirus, and unless governments act…