Very often, when talking about the climate and ecological crises, we science communicators refer to knowledge that we the scientific community have establish...

Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown, numerous stories have emerged along the lines of "Nature is Healing" - largely demonstrating wildlife seen wandering about urba...

Like many, you may recently have been dabbling in veganism (and if you have, good on you!). The incentives for a lot of people, in the current climate, are c...

By guest author Dr Samantha Gordine. I am a marine biologist. I love marine life; it makes me happy and feel alive. It means the world to me, and through it ...

It’s new year’s morning, and I’ve got up at the not-unruly hour of 8:30 to let the dog out. It’s the middle of winter (obviously), but as I open the back doo...

Last week the UK Government (following the Scottish Parliament - credit where it's due) declared that we are officially in a state of "Climate Emergency". In...

[Transcript plus links etc.] What a week for climate change! A sixteen year old Swedish lass has been putting world leaders in their place AGAIN [1, 2, 3], a...

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