Tristan Kennedy on observing nature as the world wakes up after winter There are few places in the world that take springtime as seriously as Japan. As the season approaches, the Japan Meteorological ...

When James Lynch first trespassed into an overgrown Wellington valley in 1990, he discovered a forgotten reservoir. Three decades later, Zealandia is reshaping the city’s relationship with nature ...

How well do you know your flags? From bold stripes to curious colours, flags reveal a lot about a country’s identity. Put ...

The Earth is slowly losing its shine. Its reflectivity – or albedo – is declining, mostly due to vanishing ice cover and fewer clouds. So few, in fact, that 2023 stood out as the year with the lowest ...

With Airbnb invasions and Instagram mobs, author Geoff Dyer charts how paradise can quickly feel overcrowded – and explains ...

Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen set himself the task of visiting every country in the world in one unbroken journey without ...

Groundbreaking mapping highlights where conservation efforts are urgently needed A pioneering study led by the University of ...

These fluctuations, he suggests, could contribute to making rock more brittle and prone to fracturing, while changes in ...

The end is never really the end. Lizzie Wade’s Apocalypse reveals how humanity has long turned catastrophe into ...

New test for bird flu provides results before the virus spreads In March, the UK’s chief veterinary officer confirmed that ...

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has spent years capturing Africa’s wildlife on camera. Interview by Bryony Cottam ...

WWF highlights new technologies to cut marine bycatch, protect endangered species and strengthen UK seafood sustainability ...