During 15 years of working on community food projects, Catherine Howell noticed something. As well as the biodiversity benefits of saving and sharing seeds, there seemed to be a positive impact on the ...

European universities are offering ‘scientific asylum’ to US-based researchers fleeing Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia. The White House administration’s attack on ‘wokeism’ has left research ...

One of the first fresh GCSEs in a decade will teach students about the climate crisis, sustainability and the natural environment A GCSE in natural history has been given the go-ahead by the UK ...

A guerilla ad campaign that was rolled out this week targets some of the thousands of ‘no ball games’ signs that pepper London. Its aim? To remove barriers to sport and active play. Grassroots charity ...

The shot alludes, judges noted, to the adaptability of wildlife in changing environments, as well as their vulnerability Wandering through a sea of blazing magenta fireweed, this polar bear hunted for ...

David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Survey, which is due to begin in 2026. As part of the social glue that holds us together, myths and legends help ...

Upgrading the UK’s ageing onshore windfarms could bring huge climate benefits, with fewer turbines. But what to do with the old turbines? Indeed, 2002 was a stellar year for the country’s burgeoning ...

The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is enlisting technology’s help to plant thousands of trees A pioneering drone seeding initiative in south-west England – one of the largest of its kind ...

Scientists have discovered a new part of the immune system, a development that they say “opens a new frontier” for personalised treatments against infections. The discovery was made while scientists ...

An adventure playground that doubles as an art installation has reopened for the summer at the Southbank Centre in London. Replay is a space built entirely out of waste materials that have been given ...

If cosying up by a campfire after a day of forest bathing and caterpillar counting sounds like an alluring holiday to you, you could be in luck. Tuesday saw the launch of the ReWild Spaces scheme, ...

The world’s most famous exoneree believes her unique experience holds lessons for us all Amanda Knox spent four years in prison in Italy after being wrongly convicted over the murder of her friend ...