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Ecologists are infecting trees with fungi to make them age prematurely

14 March 2023

Many species depend on the cavities inside veteran trees, but such spaces are in short supply. Researchers are exploring ways to make young trees old before their time


Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

20 April 2022

There is a historical obligation for higher-income countries to transfer some of their vast and ill-gotten wealth to lower-income ones to compensate them for the damage they have done to the environment, writes Graham Lawton


European rabbits (Oryctolagus ciniculus) juveniles emerging from burrow, Cheshire, UK May

Rabbits face a fresh onslaught akin to myxomatosis – can they survive?

16 March 2022

After bouncing back from one viral threat, rabbits are being sucker-punched by a second killer disease – and these unsung eco-warriors need our help


Is there any type of fish you can actually eat sustainably?

Is there any type of fish you can actually eat sustainably?

10 February 2021

Labels declaring seafood "sustainable" give us comfort we’re consuming ethically, but tracing the true environmental toll tells a different story - mostly


Why you should worry about your pet’s ecological footprint

Why you should worry about your pet’s ecological footprint

4 December 2019

From domestic cats’ ecocide of small animals to the greenhouse gases they emit, owning a pet is an environmental vice we must confront, writes Graham Lawton


Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

20 June 2019

Rare footage shows a Eurasian beaver in North Yorkshire gnawing through a tree trunk and felling the tree in just 15 minutes


Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

29 August 2018

Across the world, new roads, railways, dams and power lines are encroaching on previously virgin territory – with untold consequences for Earth’s wildlife


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