The UK government has launched an ambitious plan to dramatically reduce and where possible, end the use of animals in scientific research and testing. Science Minister Lord Vallance and other senior officials unveiled a detailed “roadmap” strategy called Replacing animals in science: a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods.
The world-famous Glen Affric National Nature Reserve has taken a giant ecological leap. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), it has now officially become part of Affric Highlands, the UK’s largest rewilding landscape.
The ocean was calm when the morning light broke across the swells, and the photographer on the deck was still warming his hands on a forgotten cup of coffee. Then something sliced through the surface in a perfect black and white arc.
For the first time in more than one hundred years, Chinook salmon are swimming again in the Chiloquin Basin of southern Oregon, an event that has brought celebration, awe, and a profound sense of renewal to the Klamath Tribes.
Spain has taken a significant leap in marine conservation by designating six new marine zones as protected areas, expanding safeguards across more than seventeen thousand square kilometres of its seas.
In a world often defined by environmental decline, a quiet but significant shift is taking place in Earth’s forests. New data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations offers a rare glimmer of hope: global deforestation, while still occurring, is slowing down.
Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire has reached a remarkable milestone, recording its 10,000th species of wildlife. Experts believe it is the first UK nature reserve to achieve such a feat.
Trees in the Amazon forest are quietly growing bigger, according to new research that offers a rare bit of good environmental news.
This year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest felt like a vivid dream you could step into, haunting, beautiful, and bursting with stories. The competition, run by the Natural History Museum in London, drew an astounding 60,636 entries from 113 countries, and the results showed just how wide-ranging the natural world and human impact on it can be.
Deep in the lush Amazon Basin, where the Guaporé River marks the border between Brazil and Bolivia, scientists have uncovered something truly incredible.
