Environment & Sustainability

The meander in the River Kemp has been restored in a project led by Severn Rivers Trust.

Bollards, cones, fences and LandCruisers stand little chance against a 1,000kg giant known as ‘Neil the seal’. The five-and-a-half-year-old elephant seal is already a local legend and has once again taken up residence in towns along the Tasman peninsula. He’s…

A colony of beavers reintroduced to Ealing has also helped other wildlife to thrive, ecologists say.

Study reveals extreme heat causes sharp drop with knock-on effect for pollination of food crops in following years We know heatwaves have serious health consequences for humans, but what about other species? A study has shown they severely diminish bees’…

A large fish once feared extinct in Cambodia has been recorded in the country’s waters for the fourth time since 2020, renewing hope for the species. The Mekong giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus), a critically endangered large-sized freshwater fish, was…

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European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine life Temperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears of another burst of extreme heat this summer. On 21 June, temperatures outside the…

Hazardous chemical releases from industrial accidents that injured or killed people increased by more than 50 percent in recent years. By Liza Gross Physicist Ronald Koopman appeared at a Southern California Air District meeting in 2018 to talk about what…

New York could record 100 degrees for the first time since 2012, as a brutal heat wave spreads east.

A warm, dry winter set the stage for an early and aggressive start to fire season. More fires are on the horizon.  By Kiley Price After an exceptionally warm and dry winter, vast swaths of the Western United States are…