Carbon farming: how agriculture can both feed people and fight climate change
It’s time for farmers to embrace the wetland instead of draining it.
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Warfare ruins the environment – and not just on the front lines
War is often described as long periods of waiting punctuated by short periods of terror – for the environment, the reverse is true.
Dog detectives can sniff out protected great crested newts and reduce costly construction delays
Great crested newts cause expensive delays to construction – trained sniffer dogs may offer a solution.
How the modern world was shaped by epidemics 500 years ago
Virgin soil epidemics decimated Native American populations.
‘Supermud’ bricks could help tackle the world’s housing crisis and cut carbon emissions that cause climate change
The world needs more affordable housing with a lower environmental impact. The stabilised supermud brick could be the answer.
Wealth from waste – three ways pollution can be turned into something useful
Scientists are finding ways to generate something useful from the pollution in our environment.
A 20,000‑tonne oil spill is contaminating the Arctic – it could take decades to clean up
Climate change is thawing permafrost and increasing the risk of these accidents, and the region has fewer of the bacteria that can ‘clean up’ oil spills.
Environment plan for England asks farmers to restore nature – but changes are likely to be superficial
Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
Hemp is more sustainable than timber – here’s how it could transform low‑carbon construction
A hemp renaissance could transform the construction industry – this fast-growing crop sequesters or stores carbon and has multiple environmental benefits and practical applications.
Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say
New research suggests drought-parched soil turbocharges antibiotic resistance in nature, and with UK summers getting drier, that’s a growing problem.
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