Science

Report urges aviation industry to enable better collective understanding of contrail impact, even if uncertainty over exact warming effect 'may always be present'

The very first farmers hundreds of thousands of years ago often made landscapes even more biodiverse, which may offer lessons for rewilding efforts today, argue Jonathan D. Gordon and Brennen Fagan from the University of York

As nature increasingly influences design and construction, businesses can leverage green policies to steer real estate development, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

Carbon footprinting study of UK’s 15 national parks is published as parks join Race to Zero campaign

National Lottery-backed scheme to offer poorer and marginalised groups 'cascade of benefits' from wellbeing, education and training in nature

Met Office report catalogues yet another year of 'interesting' and 'significant' weather, with a spate of temperature records sent tumbling across the UK in 2023

Scientists claim fresh approach to restoring tree cover to previously deforested areas could remove more CO2 from the atmosphere and at a lower cost

Presidencies of COP28, COP29 and COP30 summits highlight upcoming UN General Assembly meeting as a key staging post for countries to showcase ambitious new climate plans for period to 2035

The shift from direct payments to nature-friendly subsidy incentives promises to transform farming in England, but the transition currently faces 'widespread uncertainty and risk', the NAO has warned

Joined-up approach at COP29 and COP16 vital for catalysing bolder action to tackle climate and nature crises, scientists claim