Our long awaited report is finally on the website. "Enhancing Race Equity in the governance of UK's marine, coastal and fisheries sciences" The IPBES highlights, diverse cultures and knowledge sys...

Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as ‘Bittu Tabahi’, began cleaning the polluted Ajnar river in January, using his own money and basic tools to remove tonnes of waste

From AI's water footprint to sanitation in crises: the five trends from World Water Week 2026 that will shape water management.

The use of explosives to kill fish is widespread across the tropics, and acoustic monitoring in an Indonesian archipelago detected more than 3500 explosions in 483 days

New analysis of articles about Arday show the volume of coverage he faced in the final weeks of his life.

Norfolk fishermen have lost their High Court battle with an offshore energy giant after a judge ruled that the public interest in clean energy…

The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye

We held an event in Westminster this week to discuss our recent report on National Park Authority governance with Mary Creagh, the Minister for Nature.

Internal documents reveal that Shell knew it was polluting in the Niger Delta - and kept producing anyway. Now, communities are demanding justice.

A series of Bills set out in King Charles’ parliamentary address will transform how Britain builds and expands infrastructure, and pays for its power.  In total, the King’s Speech on Wednesday 13th Ma...

Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future shocks

Nature - Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy.

San Diegans can find multiple species of whales at various times throughout the year off the area's shores. On Midday Edition Tuesday, we hear from local whale experts Nicole Schriber and Domenic Biag...

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...

Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings Ministers are facing calls for stronger safeguards on facial recognition technology after the Home Office admitted that it is more likely to incorrectly identify black and Asian people than their white counterparts on some settings. Following the latest testing conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the technology’s application within the police national database, the Home Office said it was “more likely to incorrectly include some demographic groups in its search results”. Continue reading...

Federal fisheries department also announced American eel will not be listed as a species at risk, despite illegal fishing pressures

The Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic. Here are three actions you can take to protect it.

As Black History Month draws to a close, I am as always grateful to be invited by National Oceanography Centre honouring the trailblazing achievements of black and south Asian people of colour marine...

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.

The Historic High Seas Treaty officially takes effect January 17, 2026, after 60 countries ratified the agreement.