Bid to build Europe’s first research station on Atlantic temperate rainforest in Cornwall
Charity crowdfunding initial sum to build £750,000 facility on Bodmin Moor to study overlooked but biodiverse natural habitatEurope’s first research station for the study of Atlantic temperate rainforest is set
With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans
Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low.
Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts
The gathering of data which is essential for an effective response during a humanitarian crisis - and can help save lives – is under increasing threat due to global funding
Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’
Ten days after the catastrophic quake which struck Myanmar, children remain the most vulnerable – losing their homes, their schools, and in many cases, their families.
Gopher tortoises find new home on Florida coast after astonishing journey to flee hurricane
‘Everybody in the ecosystem benefits from gopher tortoises being there,’ says ranger at park where the animals settledDozens of gopher tortoises survived a perilous sea crossing after being swept from
Silence surrounds the disappearance of Chilean grandmother Julia Chuñil. What really happened?
Nearly five months ago, the Indigenous land rights defender went out to herd animals in the forest and vanished. Her family say she had been threatened – and no trace
The Grind Old Party
It’s rare that a single tweet derails an entire political career. We live in an age where our political class is so mind-poisoned that most of them vent out something
The “Gender Identity Industry” & Other Conspiracies
This post is part of a series on the law and political economy of trans healthcare. Read the rest of the posts here. ** ** ** In recent years, opponents
‘My long Covid turned out to be terminal cancer’
Olivia Knowles noticed something "wasn't quite correct" while competing in an ironman competition.
We passed the 1.5C climate threshhold. We must now explore extreme options | Sir David King
We do not have the luxury of rejecting solutions before we have thoroughly investigated their risks, trade-offs and feasibilityAs a lifelong scientist, I have always believed that if something is
‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its bears
By learning to live with its ursine neighbours, mountainous Pettorano sul Gizio has drawn tourists and new residents, bucking a trend of rural declinePettorano sul Gizio is a medieval mountain
UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to be space watchdog, says former science minister
George Freeman urges country to act as global lead for space regulation, insurance and financeThe UK’s role in the next generation of interplanetary exploration should be that of a space