Subscribe now

environment

Sign up to our newsletter
desert

Earth

Stripy ponds in the Utah desert help green the bone-dry land

Multicoloured patchwork ponds in this desert play a key part in tapping sources of potassium chloride, a vital fertiliser

Regulars

bison

Earth

Europe's last wildernesses are under threat – can we save them?

Insight

The downtown Houston skyline and flooded highway 288 are seen August 27, 2017 as the city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods

Earth

Houston got rich on urban sprawl, and now it’s paying the price

Comment

satellite image of the Amazon

Earth

Brazil rejects bid to drill for oil near unique Amazon reef

News

Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

Earth

Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

News

A filter-feeder

Earth

Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea

News

There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice

Earth

There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice

News

There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

Earth

There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

Comment

Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

Earth

Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

News

Turtle-headed sea snake

Earth

Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution

Indo-Pacific sea snakes living in polluted waters near industrial areas have darker bodies – perhaps because pollutants bind better to their dark skin pigment

News

Earth

Farmland is in retreat. We should make the most of that

Leader

Earth

Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmland

Features

Earth

Americans already feeling effects of climate change, says report

News

Earth

Al Gore's Inconvenient Sequel could just make climate rift worse

Comment

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop