It’s sometimes easy to forget quite how much of the living world depends upon insects. That might seem an odd thing for someone who has spent much of his career studying insects and their relations…

A German engineer asked restaurants for their used chopsticks — and a sustainable furnishings business was born.

Private installations reduce costs even during winter months and would pay for themselves in 17 years, researchers found after analysing data from bills

A four-year study of 2,778 Australians found personal climate actions and collective change reinforce rather than compete with each other, challenging fears that individual eco-habits reduce support f...

The Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills solar plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, was built on a former golf course. Kyocera

The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.

Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing ...

Oyster populations have dropped more than 80 percent in Mobile Bay since the 1950s. Marine scientists are working to revive the oysters amid ongoing threats.

Deep in the coastal forests of New Jersey sits a luscious 90-acre nature preserve filled with public trails, abundant wildlife and gorgeous, untouched scenery. After 40 years of safeguarding the site,...

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.

The city is testing out a green roof on a bus shelter in Brownsville, with the hope that the design can be expanded across the five boroughs.

Brussels takes back its streets on Car-Free Sunday: 'It is a bit like a Utopia'

Two Przewalski’s horse foals were born in a reintroduction center in the grasslands of central Kazakhstan in late August. They are reportedly the first wild horses born on Kazakh soil in more than…

The startup’s underwater turbines are designed to power isolated communities along the coast.

How changing lightbulbs helped change the world.

A farmer in southern Oregon transformed 70 acres of his 400-acre barley farm into a wetland in 2021, creating an unexpected refuge for wildlife while helping address agricultural water pollution. Karl...

Costa Rica lawmakers approve a measure requiring wildlife crossings on roads when infrastructure threatens wildlife and disrupts habitat connectivity.

Creative reuse centers are keeping art supplies out of landfills by selling used materials for cheap.

In a new memoir, author Leah Stokes takes readers behind the scenes of U.S. democracy – and shows how people can still have an outsize impact by working together.

The world’s second-largest oil consumer cut its use by 9 percent as the Iran war crimped supply. The drop could accelerate China’s pivot away from the fossil fuel.

Looking for an alternative to fast fashion, Eve Ogden Schaub decided to create a garment from homegrown flax

New aerial imagery of the Holnicote Estate shows what climate resilience could look like across the UK thanks to river restoration and wetland creation projects

A sprawling London fresh produce market is producing its own power thanks to record-breaking rooftop solar.

By closing the loop on the same reaction that makes cement, researchers say plants could capture more CO2 than they release.

Expansion into native shellfish and seaweed could boost environment and economy

Our study demonstrates the power of combining differently-sourced and compiled datasets to evaluate the likely effectiveness of ongoing conservation strategies and identify future needs. Our findings...

As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C

In the historic coal mining town of Gateshead, a different kind of energy is now coming from the same earth.

Amphibians found in a small range in the Appalachian Mountains may use more varied ecosystems

The Gemini Solar Project has become a haven for the threecorner milkvetch — yet more proof that solar farms can be designed to minimize ecosystem…

The Spanish government has launched a consultation process to establish 23 new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canary Islands waters and the Mediterranean Sea as part of efforts to meet a national co...

Novice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement

The Tren Solar de la Quebrada travels through a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Experts believe the litter could indicate a growing population of the big cats in the region.