Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year

New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in…

Country diary: we are down to our last male nightingale

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GOP weighs going bigger on infrastructure

Senate Republicans are signaling that they could raise the price tag of their infrastructure offer to…

Stranded whale in Thames put down after suffering injuries

Minke whale made it as far as Teddington, south-west London, but rescue teams were unable to…

Environment lawyer fined GBP5k for contempt in Heathrow case

Environmental lawyer Tim Crosland has been fined GBP5,000 for criminal contempt of court after deliberately making…

Hopes fade for minke whale stranded in River Thames

Hopes of saving the small whale that has become stranded along the River Thames for a…

How might a whale have ended up in the Thames? And other questions

How does a whale find itself 90 miles from sea? And are such incidents becoming more…

Animals farmed: Foie gras backlash, the ‘toughest job in farming’ and salmonella outbreaks

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There are deep bonds between our nations, and so I appeal to the UK, chair of…

Lost and far from home, these whales are emblems for our times | Philip Hoare

From the Thames to the Mediterranean, seeing nature out of place reminds us of our impact…