Mixed fortunes for populations of seabirds around our coast
The most comprehensive census to date of breeding seabirds shows mixed fortunes for seabirds around the coast of Britain
Seabirds Count provides population estimates for...
Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one of the most unexplored...
2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño
2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, while the mercury will keep rising as the...
Growing ambition: Manchester’s new plan aims for 64,000 new trees by 2050
Pupils at a Manchester primary school are among the latest residents to enjoy the fruits of a citywide tree planting campaign.
Since the Council...
Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 electric vehicles
Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 electric vehicles which will replace old diesel vans and emit less carbon.
This is part of the council’s...
Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming rapidly closing
Humanity is rapidly reaching the limit for how much additional carbon can be emitted into the atmosphere to keep global warming within 1.5 °C,...
Thousands of England’s flood defences in poor condition before Storm Babet hit
The state of more than 4,000 of England’s vital flood defences was rated as poor or very poor in inspections carried out by the...
How to bring ‘ghost ponds’ back from the dead
Digging new ponds and resurrecting old “ghost ponds” can be done by landowners to revitalise biodiversity in natural and farmland landscapes, say researchers in...
UK air pollution regulations will reduce deaths, but do little to protect ecosystems
Existing air pollution regulations will reduce thousands of premature adult deaths in the UK, but even the most effective technically feasible actions, which will...
New Eco Friendly aerosol valve pioneered at Salford hits shops across the country
An environmentally friendly aerosol valve developed by the University of Salford is now being used in some of the biggest retail chains in the...