The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world, including desert-dwelling sheep and a…
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Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
Escaped mink carrying the virus that causes Covid-19 could potentially infect Denmark’s wild animals, raising fears…
Shopping on Black Friday? Remember the stranded seafarers who make it possible | Nusrat Ghani and Guy Platten
This weekend is one of the planet’s busiest shopping sprees, with an estimated GBP66bn to be…
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
People worried about the climate crisis are deciding not to have children because of fears that…
Lost species day: celebrities to champion threatened wildlife
Writers and activists including Emma Thompson, Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh are to speak about their…
Romania accused of ‘silence’ over ship that capsized killing 14,000 sheep
Romania has been accused of “complete silence” over its investigation into the sinking of the Queen…
The British Ecological Society photography competition – in pictures
Overall runner-up Ant Tale by Upamanyu Chakraborty. Weaver ants’ social behaviour taken in a backlit situation.…
UK’s nuclear sites costing taxpayers ‘astronomical sums’, say MPs
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has a perpetual lack of knowledge about the state and location…
Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis, report urges
Advertising needs to be controlled and changed to reduce its impact on the climate, according to…
Country diary: cabin fever on the moors
The true start of winter is often debated, but none of the definitions I know include…