The team had a terrible time. A gale was blowing, thick fog shrouded the swimmers all day and two of the women battled ...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is a multi‐billion pound shadow industry threatening marine life and exploiting ...

From a 'lawless' city in California to a tiny strip of land between Serbia and Croatia, discover the seven unusual micronations across the globe ...

Concerns raised whether UK forests are genetically diverse enough to deal with climate change, pests and disease ...

The Dabous giraffes are more than just art – they are echoes of a greener Sahara, created during a time when this now arid ...

Extreme weather conditions similar to deluge that caused train crash in Scotland are 15 to 20 per cent more likely in future due to climate change ...

Amanda Nylund didn’t set out to study methane emissions from shipping when she began her PhD in marine biogeochemistry in ...

As oceans become more acidic, researchers in Germany have found shark teeth take a serious blow, with acidic oceans leading ...

Discover more about the hidden environment cost of space junk and CO2 entering our atmosphere due to space exploration ...

A well-known case is the border dispute between Burkina Faso (then called Upper Volta) and Mali. In 1986, the court determined that maps – both modern and historical – were valid as evidence, although ...

Discover the fascinating array of photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – from stags to flamingoes and ...

Other studies show how nature affects our physical health. In one now-classic example, hospital patients with views of trees recovered more quickly and required less pain medication than those looking ...