In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible

Deforestation associated with the palm oil sector in Indonesia increased slightly in 2022 after falling for nearly a decade, according to the latest Trase data.

Good things and ooh look what’s that

The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.

The Premier League will establish its own LGBTQ+ programme

The magnificence of the continent that’s changing our world.

Scientists recalculated historical catch data to find that bottom trawlers that scrape the seafloor with huge nets may be killing far more fish – and destroying more habitats – than previously thought...

The Green Party's leadership election is upon us, with Zack Polanski appearing to be well ahead of the joint ticket of Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns.

Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.

Edinburgh theatregoers accuse trans supporters of holding ‘luxury beliefs’ as signs ‘could flout’ landmark ruling

While many countries around the world have taken steps in recent decades to outlaw child marriage by raising the minimum

Afghan refugees,a population of 4-5 million who have lived,worked &raised families in Iran for decades,are being deported en masse. In recent weeks, in the aftermath of military confrontations with Is...

A female nurse in Scotland became the focus of a witch hunt that shows how Britain’s institutions have become overcome by an elite ideology

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?

Research documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces and warns that impunity has meant such atrocities are expanding to new regions

The sentencing of a man found guilty of murdering Good Samaritan Chris Marriott and injuring four others when he drove his car into a crowd on a Sheffield street will now take place in November 2025 -...

Scientists warn the damage to the environment after the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster could be much more enduring.

Pallavi Devulapalli says party is diverging from founding principles towards a more ‘leftwing authoritarian culture’

NML says it acted “appropriately” in dealing with complaints about its resident historian

Drax remains the largest single source of CO2 emissions in the UK, emitting more than the next four largest emitters combined, according to a report from en ...

The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide ri ...

Humpback whales are migrating south earlier, likely due to warming oceans and shrinking Antarctic sea ice.

In the latest instalment of our summer-themed reads, Eoghan Daltun reflects on the seasonal changes in his corner of the Beara peninsula

Across India, multiple tribal women have been raped in recent months, many of them minors, some of them murdered, and yet, the outrage is muted.

A catastrophic data breach put thousands at risk. But the attempt to bury the story may have done even greater damage