There has been an awful lot of noise about the controversial method of extracting shale gas, hydraulic fracturing – also known as fracking. The nation seems...
It’s that time again. We’ve rounded up our favourite new crowdfunding projects of the month that focus on sustainability issues. Crowdfunding allows ambitious individuals to promote...
This is the latest cartoon in our B******* as usual… series, in which we share work by Manchester-based cartoonist Polyp. For more information on Polyp, see...
The NHS has to change. Everyone says so but no one says from what to what or how. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says the NHS must change and...
“Any turtle that gets through to adulthood is precious”, says Roger Downie, honourary professor of zoological education at Glasgow University. It is estimated that only one...
Comic Relief has come under fire after it emerged that it has been investing in funds that support tobacco, chemicals and arms firms. The charity, which...
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled plans for a mode of transport that he claims can cut down journey time between San Francisco and Los Angeles –...
Deciding what to eat has never been so complicated. Equally, the potential effect of those decisions has never been so profound. Everyone wants to eat ‘well’...
With 632 days until the next general election, parties are hiring US and Australian election strategists while looking at the message they will take to a...
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. Thomas Fuller, 1732
Despite the longest heatwave in the UK for seven years, July’s smog was around 25% less than in the hot spells of 2003 and 2006. However,...
Eight cities and four national parks from across the UK will share £94m of investment into cycling infrastructure, to make roads friendlier and safer for cyclists....
A fraud hotline set up by BP to deal with fictitious compensation claims has backfired, with Gulf coast residents using it to accuse the oil giant...
Ten years ago today, the 17,000 residents of Faversham in Kent experienced the UK’s hottest ever temperatures: a whopping 38.5C (101.3F). The day before, the villagers...
In Gaia, James Lovelock puts forward his idea that life on Earth functions as a single organism and is self-regulating. In the 30 years since his hypothesis...