Hitting song notes consistently can help male birds attract mates, but only if they...

Male birds that are able to repeat song notes precisely stand the best chance of attracting a female mate, according to a Manchester study. However,...

Rail travel emits 10 times less carbon than car travel, new figures show

Rail travel creates 10 times less carbon emissions per passenger than the equivalent car journey and 13 times less than travelling by plane, newly...

Northern customers can now compare the cost, travel time and CO₂ emissions of their...

Customers travelling with Northern can now compare the cost, travel time and CO₂ emissions of their journey against the equivalent trip by road. The train...

Ecological ‘doom loops’ edging closer

Extreme weather events combined with rising environmental stress levels are increasing the likelihood of ecosystem collapse, according to new research. A new study published in Nature...

Ecological ‘doom loops’ edging closer

Extreme weather events such as wildfires and droughts will accelerate change in stressed systems leading to quicker tipping points of ecological decline, according to...

Chester Zoo successfully breeds hatchlings from a pair of Komodo Dragons

Chester Zoo is celebrating after for the first time they have successfully bred hatchlings from a pair of mating dragons. In 2007, experts from...

Green power goals jeopardised by lack of overarching Government plan say MP’s

The UK Government has a challenging ambition to decarbonise the power sector by 2035 – but no overarching delivery plan exists to do so. That...

Fresh wave of EV chargers confirmed for Trafford

Trafford Council has announced its latest sustainability push - installing a wave of cutting-edge EV chargers in partnership with charging network Be.EV. Two dozen state...

‘Refill’ is the message as Manchester pledges to ditch single-use plastics once and for...

Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have pledged to make single use plastics a thing of the past as they...

United Utilities investing £6.1m to boost water quality in River Irwell

A multi-million pound project to introduce new storm water storage tanks and updated wastewater treatment methods is nearing completion at Rossendale Wastewater Treatment Works. The...