science & systems

The relentless pursuit of GDP growth is being challenged from environmental and well-being standpoints. But where did the idea come from?

The American chestnut is being used as a PR tool for winning over public opinion on the use of biotechnology as a 'tool of conservation'.

A new comprehensive study considers the most likely ways the world will end, including disease, nuclear war, natural disaster and asteroid impact.

‘Extreme’ downpours of rain have increased in the past 50 years, argues Global Institute for Water Security.

What are orbital theories of climate and how can they help us understand climactic shifts in the geologic past, and the severity of human-induced climate change in the present?

Evolutionary psychology demonstrates an innate preference for social learning and 'niche construction' that can help us understand the drive towards direct action and citizen assemblies.

Green growth might impede our progress in fighting species extinction, resource depletion and climate breakdown.

Organisations called on to drive sustainable business practices during London’s Circular Economy Week.

A new residential course and practical guide will help those considering reintroducing beavers to their land.

A review of Aaron Bastani, ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto’ published on 11 June 2019 by Verso Books.

Rat cull on the Devon island leads to recovery of bird populations.

A survey by YouGov of 2,064 people also found 17 percent thought moths were ugly and 12 percent thought they were scary.

Reflections on the legacy of philosopher and ‘geologian’ Thomas Berry, ten years after his death.

Soil-free farms could help take some of the pressure off traditional agricultural systems while we instigate a much needed step-change in farming policy.

Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy only takes us backwards, continuing our addiction to burning and extraction, and causing extensive ecological damage.

Climate change, habitat loss, pollution and disease threaten UK bee populations.

Intensive agriculture's role in the destruction of symbiosis is well-documented and cannot be ignored any longer.

New research offers crucial historical context on how ancient indigenous South American populations dealt with climate change.

XR is anti-capitalist in practice and principle, but demanding that its critique of capitalism be pushed front-and-centre would destroy the movement.

The Green New Deal moves beyond market-based instruments and might even debunk the need for pursuing economic growth at all costs.

The EU must forge a new Sustainability and Wellbeing pact which focuses not on growth but on quality of life, tax reform and zero waste.

Conservation experts in Westminster to highlight upland peatland community’s role in tackling climate change.

Wisdom only begins when we let in the grief and rage of understanding climate breakdown. Can we find radical hope in the face of social collapse around the world?

The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth mass extinction is ongoing.