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The Marches, Shropshire: It has been a strange road to spring this year, and full of omens

Strict laws saved the country’s wolves from extinction. Now conservationists believe their relaxation could embolden vigilantes

You might know South Australia’s iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children’s book, Storm Boy, set around this coastal lagoon.

“When you ride Tesla, you ride with Hitler” according to a reworked second world war propaganda poster that was discovered in Oakland, California last month.

Fact that chancellor swerved climate crisis and net zero targets suggests sector has avoided the axe for now

Every day, decisions that affect our lives depend on knowing how many people live where. For example, how many vaccines are needed in a community, where polling stations should be placed for elections or who might be in danger as a hurricane approaches. The answers rely on population data.

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

Climate breakdown is major threat to life as we know it, but it is just one element of a much wider environmental polycrisis that includes biodiversity loss, energy and pollution, food security, population growth and disease outbreaks. That can feel overwhelming and make people feel helpless, especially when we see…

Milnesium tardigradum is only 0.5mm long and has survived all five great extinction events – plus it’s cute

Plastic bottles, smartphones, chicken bones – and the wider debris of everyday life – are tipped to outlast human civilisation and become the defining fossils of our age.

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.