Browsing: Environment & Sustainability

Soot and Ships: A Vicious Cycle As Arctic sea ice melts faster due to global warming, new shipping routes are…

Plants growing close together can alert one another to environmental stress, increasing their chances of survival. In experiments with thale…

Same-sex sexual behaviour among non-human primates may help strengthen social bonds and reduce tension during periods of environmental or social…

Governments are facing growing pressure to act against the outsized environmental impact of the world’s wealthiest. Campaigners are calling for…

Europe’s ski industry is confronting a new reality. Rising temperatures and diminishing snowfall are forcing resorts to rethink how they…

Adorable grey seal pups have been photographed at Donna Nook Nature Reserve on the Lincolnshire coast.The reserve near Louth attracts…

Kate McLean-MacKenzie is charting the world’s overlooked sense through an atlas of urban “smellscapes”.The researcher at the University of Kent…

In the mountains of the southern Peloponnese, researchers have found vast areas of Greek fir trees turning brown and dying…

Scientists have identified genetic changes in polar bears that could help them cope with rising temperatures, offering new insight into…

Far from Nepal’s famous Himalayan trails lies the Terai, a warm lowland region rich in wildlife, culture and deep-rooted tradition.…