‘Seismic shift’: ministers signal end of badger cull

The controversial cull of badgers across England will begin to be phased out in the next…

This winter in Europe was hottest on record by far, say scientists

This winter has been by far the hottest recorded in Europe, scientists have announced, with the…

Why don’t we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus? | Owen Jones

It is a global emergency that has already killed on a mass scale and threatens to…

Glowing, glowing, gone: plunge in glow-worm numbers revealed

Glow-worm numbers have plunged by three-quarters since 2001, research in England has revealed, with the climate…

‘Individual actions do add up’: Christiana Figueres on the climate crisis

Christiana Figueres, the Costa Rican diplomat who was an architect of the worldwide Paris climate agreement,…

The small Dutch town that wants to shape the future of your food

In the low-lying Gelderse Valley some 85km east of Amsterdam, a Dutch university is changing how…

Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study finds

Tropical forests are taking up less carbon dioxide from the air, reducing their ability to act…

Focus on coronavirus shows need for climate law, says EU official

Tensions at the Greek-Turkish border and the coronavirus show why the European Union needs a climate…

Scientists turn to tech to prevent second wave of locusts in east Africa

Scientists monitoring the movements of the worst locust outbreak in Kenya in 70 years are hopeful…

Our House Is on Fire by Greta Thunberg et al review – a family and planet in crisis

A movement born without a face tends to acquire one. Since August 2018, when 15-year-old Greta…