UK cities postpone clean air zone plans due to Covid-19 crisis

The introduction of pollution-busting clean air zones in cities has been postponed by the coronavirus crisis,…

Name that song – it’s the perfect time to learn to identify birds

As our cities, and even parts of the countryside, have fallen eerily silent, with traffic and…

Animals Farmed: pig virus, wildlife trade in China, and the ‘poultry capital’ of Wales

News from around the world Pigs and poultry are likely to be safe from Covid-19, according…

UK school and hospital caterers vow to cut meat served by 20%

Public sector caterers serving billions of meals a year in schools, universities, hospitals and care homes…

Country diary: wandering deer share our self-isolation enclave

Deer roam through the garden most nights, leaving their prints and grazing choice leaves of daylilies,…

Katharine the great white shark re-emerges after evading trackers

Katharine, a 14ft great white shark with a worldwide fan base, has re-emerged on a satellite…

The Guardian view on nature’s return: humans making way | Editorial

Few are lucky enough to go wild these days. Under lockdown our horizons have shrunk. Beloved…

Artificial fog and breeding coral: study picks best Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas

Brightening clouds with salt crystals and deploying slicks of coral larvae to try and limit the…

Romanian fruit pickers flown to UK amid crisis in farming sector

Romanian workers are being flown in to help feed Britain amid a continuing recruitment crisis in…

‘Mixed with prejudice’: calls for ban on ‘wet’ markets misguided, experts argue

Attacks and calls to ban “wet markets” because of their potential for spreading diseases such as…