Household recycling surge raises costs for councils in England

A third of councils have collected up to 50% more recycling since coronavirus lockdown The amount…

Country diary: wildfowlers threaten marsh and its wildlife

Tywyn, Gwynedd: Farmers and landowners are fighting to protect this river idyll Geographers know about the…

Dem chairman’s race tightens as GOP ‘hero’ pulls in millions

Another Democratic chairman has found himself in the race of his life in 2020. Rep. Peter…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world, including a silver pheasant and…

Estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses found on Namibian coast

Scientists searching for reasons fear breeding cycle will be disrupted for years to come An estimated…

ExxonMobil misled the public about the climate crisis. Now they’re trying to silence critics | Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes

Newly leaked documents reported by Bloomberg News show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than…

Battle over EU ban on ‘veggie burger’ label reaches key vote

Farmers and meat lobbyists accuse plant-based food producers of ‘cultural hijacking’ The terms “veggie burger” and…

‘We don’t have any choice’: the young climate activists naming and shaming US politicians

As the election nears, young Americans are calling on US politicians to take action on climate,…

Freezing cold war: militaries move in as Arctic ice retreats – photo essay

This month Arctic sea ice reached its second lowest extent on record, and modeling shows it…

Country diary: signs of autumn fill the senses

For a couple of days each year, the textures of change in this little nook of…