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Environment Chief points to science-led recovery of oceans

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Court ruling forces Germany to upgrade its climate plans

The ruling ends a nearly two-year long legal battle and requires the German government to act.

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One of the world’s most iconic migrations is at risk, as rising temperatures alter the quality of vital flower nectar.

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Whales may ‘divide resources’ to cope with climate change - study

Scientists have analysed almost 30 years of data to discover how whales in the North Atlantic Ocean are learning to co-exist in a warming world.

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Madeira introduces fees and visitor caps for popular hiking trails

With steep peaks, verdant forests, and lush waterfalls, the archipelago’s hiking trails are some of its top visitor draws.

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All you need to know as ‘historic’ High Seas Treaty comes into force

The High Seas Treaty signals a “new era of global ocean governance”, but experts warn that it will not stop irreversible damage.

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Gruesome fungus and a ‘demon’ plant: The new species named in 2025

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species named in 2025.

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Throwing out the Christmas tree? Here are the alternatives to landfill

Christmas trees can take years to break down when thrown into landfill, but there are some more eco-friendly ways of ending the festivity.

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Snowy Owl declared regionally extinct in Sweden. Will it ever return?

The Snowy Owl has vanished from Sweden, marking the first time in 20 years that the country has officially lost a bird species.

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Sperm bank for cheetahs could one day save world's fastest land animal

Experts worry cheetahs may one day be on the brink of extinction and need artificial reproduction to save them.

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Charity seeks £500,000 to repair Shakespeare family home

The house in Stratford-upon-Avon already received a £1 million donation last year but a car crash in October further damaged the historic building.

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Photographer records world's first ever leucistic Iberian lynx

The genetic anomaly testifies to the good progress of the Lynx pardinus conservation plans in the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula, after releases began in 2011 when the species was on the verge of extinction.

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Could Norway help save Europe’s native flat oysters?

Norway has one of the last disease-free populations of flat oysters.

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People use garden tools to protect millions of migrating red crabs

Up to 100 million crabs are expected to make their way from their forest burrows to the shoreline where they breed.