×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ

2T96G2H Harvesting shrimp in a shrimp farm in Loc An, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam

What would it take to rebuild economics around the natural world?

30 July 2025

Saving the planet means factoring nature into our economics, argues Partha Dasgupta, in a book with fascinating ideas. But does it take passion to make people listen?

Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more

18 July 2025

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which could have consequences for ecosystem health
Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

16 July 2025

Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand
Incredible images show a huge iceberg drifting dangerously close to the shore in Greenland this week. The towering structure has been edging closer to a harbour in Innaarsuit, where local authorities have issued warnings to the public. It is now near the Royal Greenland fish factory and the local food store, where people are being advised to take care when visiting.

Greenland village has close encounter with giant iceberg

16 July 2025

A huge iceberg has been towering above Innaarsuit in Greenland for a week
Fish rescue wins ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025

Fish rescue wins ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025

18 June 2025

This photo series capturing efforts to save the Chinook salmon of the Klamath river in the western US won the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Editors Award at the Earth Photo 2025 competition
Sentinel-5 seafloor scene

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

4 June 2025

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened
F5F7KW Wheal Coates; Engine House; Sunset; St Agnes; Cornwall; UK

A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth's resources

28 May 2025

Philip Marsden's book Under a Metal Sky is an engrossing look at how we have excavated key metals and rocks over the millennia. It's a story shot through with awe, power, greed and hubris
Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

14 May 2025

Acclaimed photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier showcase a changing planet as part of the Photo London photography fair
What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

7 May 2025

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour
Out of Africa champagne picnic experience. Masai Mara luxury safari. Kenya Kenya???s national parks and reserves offer tourists the chance to see wild animals in what remains of their natural habitat. In Masai Mara, tourists engage in colonial fantasies while re-enacting the romantic picnic scene in the film Out of Africa. Local Masaai tribesman are employed to provide picturesque authenticity to the experience. Earth???s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in the last 50 years; 90% of African elephants have been wiped out in the past century. Kenyan national parks provide a sanctuary, but the animals living within them are allowed to survive essentially for human entertainment and reassurance. These animals become, in effect, performers for paying tourists eager to see a nostalgic picture-book image of the natural world.

Captivating images expose a 'staged version' of nature

30 April 2025

In his series The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson highlights the tension between an unfolding environmental crisis and our obsession with 'curating' nature

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop