Impact of replacing vegetation with asphalt extends far beyond city boundaries, study reveals More concrete equals…
Day: November 27, 2020
The Frant: Australia still doesn’t have a real climate policy. Why are we like this? – video
More than 70 countries have signed up to net-zero emissions by 2050. But not us! In…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world, including desert-dwelling sheep and a…
Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
Escaped mink carrying the virus that causes Covid-19 could potentially infect Denmark’s wild animals, raising fears…
Shopping on Black Friday? Remember the stranded seafarers who make it possible | Nusrat Ghani and Guy Platten
This weekend is one of the planet’s busiest shopping sprees, with an estimated GBP66bn to be…
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
People worried about the climate crisis are deciding not to have children because of fears that…
Lost species day: celebrities to champion threatened wildlife
Writers and activists including Emma Thompson, Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh are to speak about their…
Romania accused of ‘silence’ over ship that capsized killing 14,000 sheep
Romania has been accused of “complete silence” over its investigation into the sinking of the Queen…
The British Ecological Society photography competition – in pictures
Overall runner-up Ant Tale by Upamanyu Chakraborty. Weaver ants’ social behaviour taken in a backlit situation.…
UK’s nuclear sites costing taxpayers ‘astronomical sums’, say MPs
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has a perpetual lack of knowledge about the state and location…