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Edible Extinction: The Foods Most At Risk From Climate Change
As our world continues to warm, the foods we rely on will become more scarce and those with the least, will be hit the hardest.
Will We Even Notice The Cold-Blooded End of Reptiles?
Whether you think they’re cool or creepy, reptiles are essential for global biodiversity but a fifth face extinction – wiping out 16 billion years of evolution in our lifetime. Here’s why we should all love our scaly friends
Could Understanding the Deep Sea Be the Key to Saving Our Oceans?
We know more about the Moon than the deep sea, but OceanQuest, led by Professor Martin Visbeck, is creating a ‘NASA for the ocean’ to explore and protect it using cutting-edge technology
Why Jellyfish Matter More Than You Think
On World Jellyfish Day (Nov 3rd) we rethink our relationship with these floating blobs, not as nuisances, but as vital custodians of the ocean
Young Wildlife Photographer Captures Nature’s Fight for Survival
Shot by Italian photographer Andrea Dominizi, the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award captures a solitary longhorn beetle standing resilient beneath looming logging machinery
Coral Reefs Signal Earth’s First Climate Tipping Point
As the world’s coral reefs fade under record heat, scientists say we’ve reached the point of no return, the planet’s first major climate tipping point.
First-Ever English Rice Harvest Takes Root in Cambridgeshire Wetlands
Researchers say the english rice project could both cut carbon emissions from drained peatlands and offer farmers a climate-resilient crop for the future
Guardians of the Amazon: The Deadly Battle to Defend the Planet’s Forests
Across the Amazon environmental journalists, activists and Indigenous communities are risking their lives to defend one of the last wild places on Earth
Remembering Dame Jane Goodall: The Trailblazing Conservationist Who Gave the World Hope
Dame Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist and tireless environmental activist, has passed away at the age of 91
The Hidden Cost of Seashells and Sand: Why Natural Souvenirs Don’t Belong in Your Suitcase
Taking natural souvenirs home, when multiplied across millions of travellers, is stripping fragile ecosystems of the very materials that keep them alive
