Bees and other pollinator species thrive as well in towns and cities as they do in farms and nature reserves, according to a new study. The...
Biologists from San Diego could help scientists understand how the burning of fossil fuels affects plants and help engineer ways to improve crops. Scientists at the...
With new data showing population rates in Britain are higher than any other EU country, this increases concerns not only on the strain on infrastructure but...
A new report by the University of Cambridge has found that Britain could have a shortfall of 2m hectares of land for food by 2030. The...
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Although we rely on small farmers for the majority of the world’s food, large corporations are increasingly controlling the most fertile land, according to a new...
The BRE National Solar Centre and conservation groups have announced new guidelines to make solar farms the ideal habitats and corridors for wildlife – including species...
The Chinese government has passed the first amendments to its environmental protection laws since their introduction 25 years ago, adding tougher penalties for polluters in the...
The Chinese state media has reported on a study made on China’s underground water, which confirmed that 59.6% of sites in 2013 had poor or extremely...
As much as 16% of China’s soil is contaminated by dangerous pollutants, according to newly released information from the national environment ministry. The report, based on...
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated overnight in Berkshire and Surrey as water levels along the Thames rise. Forecasters warn that more strong winds and heavy...
Further torrential rain and strong winds are likely to bring flooding to areas of the UK that have so far managed to avoid the worst of...
Parts of Britain “may not be defensible” against flooding and therefore retreat has to be considered as an option, according to an academic from Newcastle University. ...
Conservation charities have warned that numbers of 16 out of the 107 most common birds in Britain have declined because of habitat loss, while 32 species...