Eurasian beavers in the North York Moors have created a 'complex wetland habitat', research finds.

Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought- and flood-prevention measures

The compensation includes nearly £200k for a new swimming pool

The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued

A large-scale peatland-restoration project in Eryri National Park is already benefitting wildlife, with Eurasian Curlew, European Golden Plover, Black Grouse and Common Snipe recorded in restored area...

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

EPA report warns that future floods are likely to impact areas previously deemed low-risk amid weather events driven by climate change

Devoid of critical integration, our State retains no institutional memory, as lessons from failures remain trapped inside whichever department or agency handles it

New research by Friends of the Earth has found that soaring demand for data centres in Ireland has driven up energy prices, with Irish households paying the hidden cost.

An ecologist says it'll take a generation for the River Lugg in Herefordshire to recover from damage done by farmer John Price

New Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new analysis, which says the city must start planning how to relocate residen...

The walking festival featuring walks in the scenic Vee Valley and Knockmealdown Mountains takes place from Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, May 31

If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention – building a 130-kilometre-wide dam between the US and Russia

About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.

Urban waterways sit at the heart of the global nature crisis.

The continent has a growing movement to remove old and unnecessary dams to improve river health and save species. It comes as pressure on Europe’s water resources strengthens.

The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine is homegrown energy, and that the EU must accelerat...

Nature directives protecting the habitats of species such as the ‘fairy bird’ of Belmullet are being threatened in the name of progress

Weirs, culverts and sluices among 602 barriers demolished in year in attempt to restore 15,500 miles of rivers by 2030

Recent research suggests climate change could supercharge swings between quiet years and hyperactive seasons packed with dangerous storms.

For 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife

The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise

RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...

Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have found a way to speed up the germination of seeds, allowing disease-resistant Ash trees to grow, writes Alex Thomson.