Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics

UN humanitarian chief says mass displacement accelerating as Lebanon's shelters are already overcrowded, lack resources.

Plant life plays a crucial role in fighting climate change by absorbing and transforming greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. For instance, over its lifetime, a tree can absorb more than a ton of car...

Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its weedkiller could cause cancer

Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions

There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...

It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter

New study finds glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, in eight out of thirteen children’s playgrounds.

Get involved in the PondNet Spawn Survey. Record frog or toad spawn sightings to help us learn more about amphibian breeding activity.

A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people).

Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

Hundreds of rivers will be condemned to decline under Government plans to lower environmental standards for them, it is feared.

There has been a lack of rainfall in many parts of the UK so far this spring and there is little or no rain in the immediate forecast.

Pesticide users have been urged to be vigilant to protect drinking water supplies ahead of the warmer weather expected over the coming weeks and months.

We urge the Government to introduce a ban on both the use and sale of artificial grass in residential settings. This should include prohibiting its installation in private gardens and outdoor spaces, ...

Join us for a fun and informative session on Irish amphibians with the inimitable Collie Ennis - it's sure to be ribbiting! (Groan)

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

YouTube video by Twelve Bogs: History, Politics, Ecology

The Government has been accused of double standards over its shortcomings on nature protection while signing a global agreement requiring others to do better.

Beekeepers from across the country are gathering in the midlands this weekend to highlight their concerns around the native Irish honey bee which they say is at grave risk of extinction.

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

At a Time of Climate Crisis: The US president has been making false and misleading claims on wind energy for nearly a decade

Prof Dave Goulson is one of the world’s foremost experts on insects. But there’s a special place in his heart for hoverflies, one of the prettiest flies around. Here he explains why we should nominate...