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Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

Many resent them for bullying smaller birds at the garden feeder but their plumage has an undeniable beauty

West Bay, Dorset: People have lost their lives here, even long before the wetter weather we have now. So I keep my distance from the edge

Scientists say climate crisis and poor agricultural practices to blame with serious implications for crop yields

Sediments are more than just layers of mud on the ground. They can reveal a wealth of information about landscapes from millions of years ago right up to the present day. To delve into those layers, scientists like me collect samples by sediment coring in peat bogs, lakes, saltmarshes and…

Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working.

Brief letters: Harrogate Spring Water | Google’s new chip | ‘Busybody’ fines | Justin Welby’s speech | Old Etonians

The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can profoundly affect lives around the world.

Just over 75 percent of the world's land has been left "permanently drier" over the previous three decades, a UN-backed report has found. The data coincides with Cop16 talks on desertification held in Saudi Arabia until Friday.

For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. This makes it even more important to conserve places where at-risk species can…

The UK’s food system is fundamentally broken. As a researcher of the global agricultural system, I believe drastic, bold change is needed – and that community restaurants are an important model to consider.