UK’s rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location
The UK’s rarest bird of prey has successfully nested for the second consecutive year, with a male Montagu’s harrier raising six chicks across two nests on English farmland.
‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world
Scientists report rat populations are surging worldwide due to warming temperatures, prompting experts to explore alternatives to poison such as fertility controls and stricter public health regulations.
‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025
More than 40,000 excess deaths in England between 1988 and 2025 were linked to extreme heat, with current summer projecting record heat-related fatalities as temperatures continue rising.
‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
Private space companies are promoting ambitious plans to solve Earth’s problems from orbit, but experts warn they are downplaying real environmental risks through what researchers call “starwashing.”
In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
The Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, forced 90,000 people to evacuate this month, exemplifying how suburban sprawl in fire-prone regions amplifies wildfire dangers as climate change intensifies drought conditions.
The race to stop England running out of water
England faces a potential water shortage of five billion litres daily by 2055 due to climate change, low rainfall, and consumption patterns double those of Denmark, prompting urgent calls for conservation measures.