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Aliens have already invaded the UK
Alien species are having a massive impact on the UK both in terms of our natural ecology and our economy. Not actually little green men, alien or invasive species are types of plants or animals that...
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Science Behind the Photo #15
Some shocking statistics about the world’s rivers: Every day, 2 million tons of human waste are disposed of in water courses. (Source: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)) In developing countries,...
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Science Behind the Photo #27
Eight million cows roam Brazil’s Pantanal – the world’s largest wetland – and with all that beef chomping through the area’s vegetation, environmentalists are nervous that native mammals could be...
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Can we really afford another COP out?
Since the disappointment of the 2009 COP15 summit in Copenhagen, derailed by the twin distractions of the escalating global financial crisis and the revelations of the so-called ‘climategate affair’,...
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Land Grabs: Who’s Winning?
There has been much media attention recently over the extent of ‘land grabs’ for agriculture, or the ‘foreignisation of space’ occurring in Africa. Estimates suggest up to 230 million hectares of land...
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Residents Lead the Way
Residents lead the way in restoring the River Wandle Bright and early on a June weekend morning, volunteers in a park in South London are pulling on waders, grabbing litter pickers, and slipping their...
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Skiing’s Dirty Secret
With the summer coming to a close, your mind might be starting to wander onto more wintery thoughts. For some, this will mean deciding on where to take your next skiing holiday! However, I doubt that...
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Landfill through a moral lens
Urgent action needs to be taken to reduce the amount of waste in landfill. Tom Bragg takes a look at the ethical reasons for waste reduction ...
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Coralbots: swarming to save reefs
How robots could be used to help restore the natural beauty of coral reefs...
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