3 May 2019
An intense new HBO miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown
10 November 2017
Many giant mammals in the Americas have died out but it has been hard to say whether humans or natural events were responsible. Now, in the Caribbean at least, we know
7 November 2017
The planet is still warming inexorably, with 2017 set to be one of the three hottest years on record, but a major programme of tree-planting could help cool the world
1 November 2017
There were 81 confirmed cases of protected birds of prey being attacked or killed in Britain in 2016, yet the authorities didn’t take a single person to court
11 October 2017
William Penney planned the Nagasaki bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, and kept the UK in the nuclear race. But was he a master of bluffing or a master spy?
3 October 2017
Supporters like Prince Charles say raising cattle on pastures can be good for the environment, but the sums have been done and their claims don’t add up
25 August 2017
Many large animals are now living far outside of their native ranges, and that may actually be helping conservation
11 August 2017
Climate denialism seems to loom large, but after 10 years delivering his message globally, Al Gore believes we’re on the road to salvation
8 August 2017
Churches are often floodlit at night to show off their architecture – but the lights are preventing bats from roosting in the ancient buildings
2 August 2017
Two possible visions of our future are competing for our attention: an Anthropocene desert of homogenised mongrels and a virtual supercontinent teeming with new species
