science & systems

The government failed to report 118 alleged crimes to police, leading to a delayed and flawed police investigation.

We must double our forests in size - for the climate, for wildlife and for ourselves.

A law designed to protect elephants, passed with overwhelming popular support and cross-party Parliamentary backing in 2018, could be struck off the statute books.

Hemp offers untold benefits for the soil, production processes, renewable fuel and sustainable fashion.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Imperial College London say culling means infected badgers travel further as neighbouring setts are killed.

Hessy the humpback swam into the Thames just before the Extinction Rebellion protests. Sadly, and poignantly, the whale has died.

Even well-meaning efforts to tackle environmental crisis often ignore a basic reality: the profound two-way relationship between economics and ecology.

Climate change, pollution and human actions are responsible for a staggering 318 animal extinctions to date, new research shows.

‘Serious questions’ raised over plastic and immune health.

A mythological response to ash dieback.

Jackdaws know there is safety in numbers - coming together to ward off predators.

A group of biologists is putting Oaxaca’s Yaguar Xoo sanctuary on the map.

Climate crisis impacts such as sea-level rise, coastal erosion and flooding pose a serious threat to archaeology and heritage, according to new research.

Nature charity Plantlife issues guidelines saying grassy verges should be cut 'less and later.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns climate breakdown is having a significant impact on the oceans.

North Sea cod is coming off the menu again for consumers who care their fish supper is sustainable.

Professor Dave Reay: World's carbon credit is 'maxed out' and 'if emissions don't start falling there will be hell to pay.'

Ten mothers exposed to high levels of residential black carbon particles during pregnancy had higher levels of particles in the placenta.

The UKYCC is back for another 'systems change' article - this week on degrowth.

Bitterns back from the brink of extinction as 102 male bitterns recorded on RSPB reserves for the first time.

Wildlife charity confirms 2019 was a year when unusually high numbers of painted lady butterflies arrived in the UK.

The UKYCC is back for its third 'systems change' guest blog, discussing how climate justice intersects with different forms of oppression.

Government says 4,896 cetaceans were reported washed up between January 1 2011 and December 31 2017.

The Amazon fire crisis has been 500 years in the making – as Brazil’s indigenous people know only too well.