North Atlantic whales shrinking due to fishing gear entanglements

A right whale born today is expected to reach a total length about a meter shorter…

The media is still mostly failing to convey the urgency of the climate crisis | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

We asked the world’s press to commit to treating climate change as the emergency that scientists…

The Everglades are dying. An alliance between Biden and Republicans could save them

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a $3.4bn deal to restore the freshwater preserve and Biden has…

World must rewild on massive scale to heal nature and climate, says UN

The ‘decade on ecosystem restoration’ launches with a call for ‘imagination’ and action on never-before-seen scale…

One thing Congress actually can agree on: Removing the Capitol fence

Members of Congress can rarely reach bipartisan consensus on anything, but many of them agree that…

Dems breathe sigh of relief after New Mexico blowout

After months of disappointing retirements, redistricting fears and a high-profile electoral shutout, House Democrats got some…

‘You can see the tails’: bloated cod regurgitate mice amid Australian mouse plague

Discovery of ‘up to 10’ mice inside Murray fish highlights concerns about government’s bid to use…

Climate crisis: rich countries falling short on vow to help poorer ones

US and UK are only G7 nations proposing to increase climate finance despite failure to meet…

Country diary: where the wild apples grow…

Chardown, Dorset: Along the hedgerow they are blossoming in sugar clouds, despite the rain Bursts of…

The Treasury missed a green trick when it handed out Covid cash | Phillip Inman

Commitments to a greener and healthier environment would have been a reasonable price to ask When…