12 April 2023
Bacteria, fungi and other microbes, which are vital to life on Earth, were long thought impervious to threats endangering larger lifeforms. Now biologists are warning of a microbial extinction event
12 July 2022
Bees get all the good PR compared with wasps, but how do their talents measure up? New Scientist pits these insects against each other in eight different categories, from cognitive skills to stings, architecture to cunning
13 April 2022
Negotiators are hammering out a bold plan to set aside 30 per cent of global land and sea area for nature by the end of the decade. But can they succeed – and will it work?
10 November 2021
Creating green technologies like batteries and solar panels requires a lot of minerals, and a lot of mining. The challenge now is to extract what we need without destroying the environment
21 July 2021
Thousands of synthetic substances have leaked into ecosystems everywhere, and we are only just beginning to realise the devastating consequences
7 April 2021
Global warming is a "threat multiplier" for habitats and species already under pressure – by understanding how the problems are linked, we can solve two crises at once
10 March 2021
From big-game poaching to increased deforestation, the pandemic hit nature hard. Solving the crisis means empowering people to protect the ecosystems they live in
17 February 2021
Crunch talks later this year will determine whether we can reduce our impact on Earth’s ecosystems – and there are positive signs, says the diplomat in charge of the process
17 February 2021
From global extinction risk to the land we’ve taken from nature, the stats show our impact on the planet is trending upwards – but there are a few bright spots
17 February 2021
The blue whale, the mountain gorilla and the European bison are among the animals that have avoided extinction, showing what works to preserve the world’s wildlife
