freestocks.org/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Matthew Watkins, Nottingham Trent University Think about the way plastic pollution has been reported in recent years and you’re probably picturing plastic packaging, films and microfibres. But […]

If you’re planning a bonfire for the forthcoming Guy Fawkes celebrations, either at home or a larger public event, make sure what you burn is both legal and safe, says […]

The RAC has commented on a recent government announcement about giving new electric cars green number plates. While the sentiment seems right, there are question marks as to whether drivers […]

Drivers are being warned to look out for deer roaming on to roads and posing risks to road users. The warning comes with more deer on the move during the […]

Brian Yurasits/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Ted Henry, Heriot-Watt University You’re probably used to hearing that the ocean is full of plastic, but scientists are puzzled by a rather different problem – […]

Danny Lawson/PA Catherine Happer, University of Glasgow Researchers working in the field of climate change communications have, for many years, been confronted with the same puzzle: why, when there is […]

New sustainability research from Thought reveals UK shoppers will buy 28 items of clothing on average this year, but will only wear just over half (57%), with 12 of the garments […]

Natural England has today published licences for areas that will undertake badger control operations within the ‘High Risk’ and ‘Edge’ areas of England this autumn. 64,000 badgers are likely to […]

Aleksandr Gavrilychev/Shutterstock Derek Mitchell, University of Leeds Honey bees are under extreme pressure. The number of honey bee colonies in the US has been declining at an average rate of […]