What a reputational nosedive: from wartime heroes to rats of the sky. But these birds are on the way back up — and somehow it’s thanks to TikTok

Hedgehogs have been classified as “near-threatened” after a rapid decline in numbers. The hedgehog was previously classified by the International Union for...

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The Supreme Court ruling quashing planning permission could be reversed by Surrey county council, if it shows consideration for the climate

Street lights across the country, particularly in rural areas, may be replaced with cleaner alternatives to cut a £3bn bill

Meet the botanists attempting to rescue the forked spleenwort, a species that is fighting not only the risk of extinction, but also the threat of thieves

Campaigners fear products that are ostensibly reusable, but barely more expensive than disposables, will be treated by consumers like single-use e-cigarettes

Earth on track for what the UN Environment Programme calls a ‘catastrophic’ 2.8C of global warming by the end of the century, after inadequate year

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