Britain still failing on climate crisis, warn advisers

Ministers are bracing themselves for a powerful new rebuke from the government’s own advisers over the…

Even the oil giants can now foresee the end of the gasoline age

Coronavirus has dealt the fossil-fuel industry the biggest single blow in its history, and it is…

Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko national park

The critically endangered smoky mouse has been discovered alive and well in the Kosciuszko national park…

Chief scientist joins calls for Australia to dramatically boost energy efficiency

Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel, has warned the country is not doing enough to lift energy…

The cat’s whiskers: new way of counting lions could boost conservation efforts

From widescreen high-definition wildlife documentaries to food brands, royal crests, sporting teams and Disney movies, the…

‘Tipping point’: Greta Thunberg hails Black Lives Matter protests – video

Play Video Reflecting on the protests that have swept the globe in recent weeks, the Swedish…

Why lockdown silence was golden for science

One of the few upsides of lockdown was that, if a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square,…

‘It’s like pea soup’: poultry farms turn Wye into wildlife death trap

The beauty of the River Wye has been acclaimed for centuries. “If you have never navigated…

‘Tipping point’: Greta Thunberg hails Black Lives Matter protests

Greta Thunberg has said the Black Lives Matter protests show society has reached a tipping point…

Last chance for the Persian leopard: the fight to save Iraqi Kurdistan’s forests

In the spring, the Pirmagrun mountain, one of the world’s last refuges for the endangered Persian…