Innovators have taken a cue from nature to help solve one of washday’s dirty little secrets: microplastics leaching into ...

Rare species spotting – of dung beetles, skylarks, adders and others – has become something of a local passion in a village in North Somerset, thanks to the biodiversity-boosting efforts of Yeo Valley ...

Telecom infrastructure at the ocean floor is being harnessed as a powerful conservation tool for vulnerable marine mammals ...

Swimmers, councils, brands and campaigners are beginning to align around a shared goal – cutting single-use plastic at source ...

A basic income scheme for artists that launched during the pandemic to kickstart Irish culture was made permanent this week. Offering participants a weekly stipend of €325 (£283), the €25m (£21m) ...

Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke ...