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When James Lynch first trespassed into an overgrown Wellington valley in 1990, he discovered a forgotten reservoir. Three decades later, Zealandia is reshaping the city’s relationship with nature ...

Groundbreaking mapping highlights where conservation efforts are urgently needed A pioneering study led by the University of ...

Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen set himself the task of visiting every country in the world in one unbroken journey without ...

With Airbnb invasions and Instagram mobs, author Geoff Dyer charts how paradise can quickly feel overcrowded – and explains ...

The end is never really the end. Lizzie Wade’s Apocalypse reveals how humanity has long turned catastrophe into ...

WWF highlights new technologies to cut marine bycatch, protect endangered species and strengthen UK seafood sustainability ...

Tim Marshall analyses the limits of Vladimir Putin's global ambitions from an extract of Prisoners of Geography ...

New test for bird flu provides results before the virus spreads In March, the UK’s chief veterinary officer confirmed that ...

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has spent years capturing Africa’s wildlife on camera. Interview by Bryony Cottam ...

These fluctuations, he suggests, could contribute to making rock more brittle and prone to fracturing, while changes in ...

NOAA firings and funding cuts threaten global weather forecasting, and will likely hit vulnerable nations hardest ...