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Pollutionwatch: air quality benefits of lockdown continue
The start of the UK lockdown brought news of reduced air pollution. Did it last?
Measurements from London show that initial improvements in nitrogen dioxide...
Forest fire season is coming. How can we stop the Amazon burning?
We found the first fire without looking, crackling and roaring on farmland beside the busy Amazon highway, the flames consuming a road sign with...
‘Food will be a by-product’: the Irish farmers creating nature-friendly fields
Michael Davoren shudders when he thinks of the 1990s. He'd been in charge of his 80-hectare farm in the Burren, Co Clare, since the...
Iceland’s innovations to reach net-zero – in pictures
Isolated and challenged by a harsh climate and battered by the financial crisis of 2008, Iceland has successfully moved away from fossil fuels and...
‘The water will come back’: why Kenya’s struggle against flooding is far from over
Using a short piece of nylon line with a hook at one end and a long thin stick on the other, a mechanic and...
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Country diary: the bumblebees’ low drone has replaced the hum of traffic
In the garden on a bright morning, with sunshine lancing the cherry blossom, my eye is drawn to the fat glitter of a queen...
Don’t get in a flap: test your knowledge of urban birds – quiz
Which bird - the fastest living creature in the whole world - has found a home in city centres across Britain, Europe and North...
Earth Day: Greta Thunberg calls for ‘new path’ after pandemic
Greta Thunberg has urged people around the world to take a new path after the coronavirus pandemic, which she said proved "our society is...