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Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure

Rachael Garrett, University of Cambridge; Joss Lyons-White, University of Cambridge, and Matthew Spencer, University of Cambridge

Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored

Sanam Mahoozi, City St George's, University of London

People in the streets of Tehran wearing sunshade umbrella-type hats because of very high temperatures.

Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders

Julia Shaw, UCL

India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton

four people walking on causeway to island at low tide, surrounded by sea

Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know

Martin Austin, Bangor University; Elisabeth S. Morris-Webb, Bangor University, and Thora Tenbrink, Bangor University

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Esther Kettel, Nottingham Trent University

curlew wading bird of foreshore with curved beack

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

Diogo Veríssimo, University of Oxford; Amy Hinsley, University of Oxford, and Luis Baquero, Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador)

monkey-faced orchid flower, green blurred background

Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU

Arrigo Moro, University of Galway

Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy

Rosemary Anthony, University of Salford

What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

Alexandra A Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara

An aerial view of meltwater on the ice sheet

The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of

Samira Homerang Saunders, Queen Mary University of London and David Whyte, Queen Mary University of London

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

John Kenny, University of East Anglia and Lucas Geese

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up

Damien Short, School of Advanced Study, University of London

A coffin being carried through a crowd of people in Mexico.

War on climate

A woman surrounded by rubble mourns in Mocoa, Colombia, following a landslide.

Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks

Kerrie Holloway, ODI Global

Introducing War on Climate, a new series that explores how conflict interacts with environmental issues around the globe

Sam Phelps, The Conversation

Silhouettes of three soldiers moving through a forest.

Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war

Duncan Depledge, Loughborough University

A column of tanks travelling through arid terrain.

Planet health check

arm in white lab coat with blue glove holds test tube over river

Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance

April Hayes, University of Exeter

First evidence in the UK of breeding aegypti mosquito – the main spreader of dengue, chikungunya and Zika

Marcus Blagrove, University of Liverpool

Green transition

two mounds in landscape, small village in foreground

As mining returns to Cornwall, lithium ambitions tussle with local heritage

Jamie Hinch, University of Oxford

silver car at rapid charging station waiting for charge

Similarities between recharging and refuelling make the switch to electric cars an easier choice

Nicole Bulawa, Lancaster University

Be the change

Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more

Serge Wich, Liverpool John Moores University and Erik Meijaard, University of Kent

Two young people turn off the lights as they leave home.

Why some people turn off the lights and others don’t

Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath and Sam Hampton, University of Oxford

Climate dictionary

Your essential guide to climate finance

Mark Maslin, UCL; Alix Dietzel, University of Bristol; Amani Maalouf, University of Oxford; Dongna Zhang, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Doug Specht, University of Westminster; Mathias Weidinger, University of Oxford; Meilan Yan, Loughborough University; Narmin Nahidi, University of Exeter; Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Sankar Sivarajah, Kingston University

piles of coins, in soil, green plants growing on top of coins

Quick climate dictionary: what actually is a carbon footprint?

Anna Turns, The Conversation

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What is net zero? What is blue carbon? Experts explain key climate terms

Anna Turns, The Conversation

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How we developed sign language for ten of the trickiest climate change terms

Audrey Cameron, University of Edinburgh

hand signs for letters fo the alphabet representing British sign language

Quick climate dictionary: loss and damage

Climate change

Wind turbines and a coal-fired power plant at sunrise in Germany.

Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties

Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Tufts University

Why climate summits fail – and three ways to save them

Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University

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Wild seasons

Climate change, through your own memories

Will de Freitas, The Conversation

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My daily surveys suggest British earwigs are declining drastically

John Murray, The Open University

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Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Callum Roberts, University of Exeter

My voyage to explore how Pacific island sailors find their way at sea without technology

Maria Ahmad, UCL

sailor pointing to sea, white sail, blue sky

A landmark treaty could protect the high seas – and spark new conflicts

Naporn Popattanachai, University of Galway

Vitamin sea

Five ways to keep teenagers safe by the water

Jill Nash, Bournemouth University

The Salt Path taps into a long history of searching for healing on England’s south-west coast

Lena Ferriday, King's College London

Gillian Anderson as Raynor Winn and Jason Isaacs as Moth Winn walking on a beach

Why wild swimming is better for your mental wellbeing than open-air pools

Lewis Elliott, University of Exeter

The hidden sources of forever chemicals leaking into rivers – and what to do about them

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Chemical pollutants affect wildlife and human behaviour. But industry toxicologists are reluctant to carry out tests, new survey reveals

Alex Ford, University of Portsmouth

pest control worker in green overalls spraying pesticides on garden hedges

How I tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers – new study

Patrick Byrne, Liverpool John Moores University

Man in waders holding sampling equipment standing in river

Food and farming

Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage

William Perry, Cardiff University

Three ways to make the UK’s food system more resilient – according to new report by 150 experts

Neil Ward, University of East Anglia

female farmer in blue dangarees smiling, cows in background in cowshed

We created an ‘unsexy’ moth that could be the key to greener pest control

Marie Inger Dam, Lund University

Climate storytelling

How the National Trust’s art collections can shape meadow restoration

Samuel Shaw, The Open University

Four Indigenous storytellers in traditional dress with video camera standing outside

The digital movement that enables Indigenous people to show for themselves how the Amazon region is changing

Carolina Machado Oliveira, Bournemouth University and Antonia Alves Pereira

Illustration of a hedgehog with gilt gold background

The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’ – from hedgehogs to nightjars

Jessica Lloyd May, University of Nottingham and Matthew Jones, Nottingham Trent University

Environment

Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure

Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored

Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders

India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU

Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy

What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up

War on climate

Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks

Introducing War on Climate, a new series that explores how conflict interacts with environmental issues around the globe

Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war

Planet health check

Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance

First evidence in the UK of breeding aegypti mosquito – the main spreader of dengue, chikungunya and Zika

Green transition

As mining returns to Cornwall, lithium ambitions tussle with local heritage

Similarities between recharging and refuelling make the switch to electric cars an easier choice

Be the change

Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more

Why some people turn off the lights and others don’t

Climate dictionary

Your essential guide to climate finance

Quick climate dictionary: what actually is a carbon footprint?

What is net zero? What is blue carbon? Experts explain key climate terms

How we developed sign language for ten of the trickiest climate change terms

Climate change

Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties

Why climate summits fail – and three ways to save them

One email every week about the most important issue of our time

Wild seasons

Climate change, through your own memories

My daily surveys suggest British earwigs are declining drastically

Ocean health

Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

My voyage to explore how Pacific island sailors find their way at sea without technology

A landmark treaty could protect the high seas – and spark new conflicts

Vitamin sea

Five ways to keep teenagers safe by the water

The Salt Path taps into a long history of searching for healing on England’s south-west coast

Why wild swimming is better for your mental wellbeing than open-air pools

Polluted planet

The hidden sources of forever chemicals leaking into rivers – and what to do about them

Chemical pollutants affect wildlife and human behaviour. But industry toxicologists are reluctant to carry out tests, new survey reveals

How I tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers – new study

Food and farming

Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage

Three ways to make the UK’s food system more resilient – according to new report by 150 experts

We created an ‘unsexy’ moth that could be the key to greener pest control

Climate storytelling

How the National Trust’s art collections can shape meadow restoration

The digital movement that enables Indigenous people to show for themselves how the Amazon region is changing

Wild insight of the week

The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’ – from hedgehogs to nightjars

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Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage

Wolves have returned to Denmark, and not everyone is happy about it

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more

Why some people turn off the lights and others don’t

Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU