Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal

Expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine…

‘My energy comes from optimism’: the hopeful music of spring 2021

In part two of our series on the musicians foregrounding hope in their songs, Esperanza Spalding,…

‘It’s a massive injustice’: inside a film on the dangers of overpopulation

In 8 Billion Angels, a new documentary about the rising population, experts explain how it will…

Specieswatch: slow worms – the legless lizard and gardener’s friend

Don’t be alarmed if you spot one in your compost heap, they are harmless, except to…

Green economy: MPs warn over lack of plan to manage fossil fuel tax loss

MPs say Treasury has not set out how tax system will help UK meet target to…

Country diary: a kestrel’s high hopes are brought down to earth

Sandy, Bedfordshire: The hunt begins with glides and plunges, but ends in a stiff-legged sprint across…

Scientists sound alarm about Australia’s 26 most endangered butterflies

There’s a very good chance of recovery for most species – if their habitat is protected…

A singing fish: it glows green during courtship and looks like Boris Johnson’s hardship face | Helen Sullivan

People were uncertain the fish existed, until citizen scientists made an underwater recording If, at midnight,…

‘Deeply concerning’: government consultant made millions from NSW environmental offsets

An environmental consultant who holds interests in a property that made more than $40m selling conservation…

‘Not anti-beef but pro-planet’: recipe website reveals it secretly took cows off the menu

The food website Epicurious will no longer feature beef in its recipes, in an effort to…