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How to do a health check on your garden’s vital earthworm population

8 March 2023

Earthworms are a great indicator of the state of soil. Science of gardening columnist Clare Wilson explains how to tell how many you have - and how to entice more naturally, if needed


Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

22 February 2023

As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road


Big Microplastic Survey. Layal?s Citizen Science Maker for 18th Feb. Photos from Layla's survey.

Help to create a global map of ocean microplastic pollution

15 February 2023

You can contribute to a worldwide map of ocean microplastic pollution by conducting a scientific survey on your local beach, says Layal Liverpool


View of the Valle del Diavolo, near Monterotondo Marittimo (GR). In the center, the plumes of smoke from the

A gift from nature: Geothermal energy in Tuscany's Valle del Diavolo

16 November 2022

Photographer Luigi Avantaggiato has documented the ways in which an Italian community has harnessed the geothermal energy in its area, in his project The Cloud Factory


Study your local pond to help track algal growth around the world

Study your local pond to help track algal growth around the world

19 October 2022

Join a growing number of volunteers who are helping to monitor the health of the environment by sampling diverse aquatic ecosystems through the Algal Bloom Monitoring project, says Layal Liverpool


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How to make leaf mould to nourish your garden

14 September 2022

Autumn leaves provide a free and easy way to make leaf mould, a useful growing medium and soil improver, says Clare Wilson


Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

20 April 2022

These fascinating and colourful mollusc shells from a collection at the Natural History Museum in London are drawn from a new book, Interesting Shells by Andreia Salvador


Stunning photograph shows a flower as an insect might see it

Stunning photograph shows a flower as an insect might see it

13 April 2022

Debora Lombardi's image, shortlisted for the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards, uses a photography technique to show the fluorescence of flowers under UV light, revealing them as insects might see them


Earth's vital rivers captured in stunning drone and satellite images

Earth's vital rivers captured in stunning drone and satellite images

6 April 2022

The world's rivers and their modern challenges are captured in dramatic photographs drawn from River, a new nature documentary that highlights the scale and intricacy of Earth's life-giving arteries


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Lithium fields: Beautiful from the air, trouble on the ground

26 January 2022

The vivid swathes of minerals in this lithium extraction field, photographed by Tom Hegen, make for a dazzling sight but also represent a worrying aspect of our electrifying world


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