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Ministers watering down green pledges post-Brexit, study finds

Ministers are weakening the UK’s environmental protections in the aftermath of leaving the EU, an assessment…

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Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home

The giant windfarms that line hills and coastlines are not the only way to harness the…

From below sea level to 22,000 feet: Peru’s varied climate

As the third largest country in South America (after Brazil and Argentina), it’s not surprising that…

I’m A Celebrity ‘brought invasive crayfish to Wales without a licence’

The makers of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! brought invasive crayfish to…

Fish detectives: the sleuths using ‘e-DNA’ to fight seafood fraud

The first notable thing about the wild salmon fillet Dane Chauvel shows me is its colour…

Country diary: going with the flow of the dipper’s song

This valley is one of the greenest places in England I know, partly because it’s so…