Seven years ago John Robinson of Coeburn, Virginia, was diagnosed with black lung. A coal miner…
Month: April 2020
Covid-19 – a blessing for pangolins?
Covid-19 is a human disaster. However, for one group of animals, there may be a silver…
Meat and vegetable vending machines do roaring trade in coronavirus crisis
Vending machines for the Sunday roast, fish to your door and salads grown in car parks…
Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre ‘to protect its pitches’
About 60 greylag geese were shot and killed at the national training centre for England football…
Be a citizen scientist: track plastic waste, spot a spider monkey or beat coronavirus
People feeling time hang heavy as they struggle with the restrictions of the lockdown may find…
Boom time for New Zealand’s rats as lockdown gives them free rein in cities
Surrounded by ancient rimu trees and the sound of chirping piwakawaka, Tame Malcolm brings in his…
‘Nature is enjoying itself without us’: coronavirus frees nature in Lebanon – video
Play Video 0:51 Nature experts in Lebanon have noticed cleaner and clearer air filled with migratory…
The Guardian view on the future of farming: let’s think about food | Editorial
One of the many effects of the coronavirus in the UK has been to dramatically raise…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A vine climbs along the bark of a tree in the Karura forest in Nairobi, Kenya…
British workers reject fruit-picking jobs as Romanians flown in
Thousands of British workers who responded to a nationwide appeal to help pick fruit and vegetables…