Farmers’ union ‘optimistic’ UK workers will rescue the harvest

The leader of the UK’s biggest farming organisation says she is optimistic that British workers will…

The Covid-19 pandemic shows we must transform the global food system | Jan Dutkiewicz, Astra Taylor and Troy Vettese

It was bats. Or pangolins. To hear common narratives about the origins of Covid-19, there is…

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…