Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ golden rice

May 25, 2024 | News, Science

Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified crop golden rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue.

New glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals

May 18, 2024 | News, Science

Edible oil droplets trap bugs without the harm to people and wildlife that synthetic pesticides can cause.

Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing

May 9, 2024 | Science

A UK girl born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment.

What top climate scientists feel about the future

May 8, 2024 | News, Science

They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting.

George Monbiot talks to his local conspiracy theorist

May 5, 2024 | Opinion

Covid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset … Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There’s only one way to find out: ask a believer.

Alien life is no joke

Apr 30, 2024 | Articles, Science

Not long ago the search for extraterrestrials was considered laughable nonsense. Today, it’s serious and scientific.

Is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

Apr 23, 2024 | Articles

In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler future

Apr 16, 2024 | News

The powerful El Niño weather event which along with climate change has helped push global temperatures to new highs, has ended, say scientists.

The scientists learning to speak whale

Apr 10, 2024 | Science

In a world-first, scientists had a “conversation” with a whale. Now, researchers are trying to find out what they are actually saying.

Restoration: the hunt for Scotland’s ancient wild pinewoods

Apr 6, 2024 | Articles

Trees for Life and Woodland Trust Scotland hope to revive remote pockets of forgotten forest before they vanish.

Salt, air, and bricks: the future of energy storage?

Apr 1, 2024 | Articles

Start-ups turn to heat over batteries as they aim to industrialize the practice.

A mecca for rewilders

Mar 20, 2024 | Articles

Established 24 years ago, the Carrifran Wildwood in southern Scotland has been credited with inspiring the current surge of rewilding projects across the UK and beyond.

‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan

Mar 18, 2024 | News

Academic experts have criticized the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s report for “dismissing” the potential of alternative proteins, such as plant-based meat, to reduce the impact of livestock on the climate and the environment.

Primatologist Frans de Waal remembered

Mar 16, 2024 | News

From his groundbreaking 1982 book Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes to 2019’s Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves, Frans de Waal shattered long-held ideas about what it means to be an animal and a human.

Shock of the old

Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, History

Eleven past views of the future – from winged postmen to self-cleaning homes.

Bald eagles seen nesting in Toronto for first time

Mar 10, 2024 | News

The presence of nesting bald eagles is proof of the improving health of Toronto’s green spaces, as these birds are highly sensitive to environmental disturbances.