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Planktonium photo series about the unseen world of living microscopic plankton Planktonic trochophore stage of the larva of a polychaete worm Photo Jan van IJken

Mesmerising photos reveal the microscopic beauty of plankton

29 December 2021

Plankton are a vital food source and create most of the world's oxygen. They are also glorious to look at, as photographer Jan van IJken demonstrates in Planktonium
KUNMING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A sign reading 'COP15' is set outside the Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center to welcome the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) on September 30, 2021 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. (Photo by Yang Zheng/VCG via Getty Images)

China must lead by example to make the 2022 biodiversity talks succeed

29 December 2021

To inspire other countries at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference, China will need to be seen as part of the solution rather than part of the problem, but has a surprising good news story to tell, says Graham Lawton
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on on Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) seagrass bed. The Bahamas.

2022 preview: China to host crucial meeting in a bid to save nature

29 December 2021

Will governments finally take action to halt the devastating biodiversity crisis at the COP15 meeting in Kunming, China, in April?

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