NATURE
Cold Storage: cooling the internet
Aug 08, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Efforts to reduce the energy drain of the internet are pushing high-power using data centres into the sea, the Arctic, and beyond
Forever Coal: return of the offender
Aug 04, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Coal’s rising popularity among climate-apathetic leaders is a worrying trend, says Marco Magrini. However, not all past burners are keeping the fires lit
A feminist solution to climate change
Jul 30, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
Sharing the ideas of climate justice with a little humour and a lot of women
Antarctica: Rising bedrock raises hope
Jul 28, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Rising bedrock under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could prevent climate change ice loss
Is the Mediterranean becoming a second ‘Dead Sea’?
Jul 25, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
Officially declared the world’s ‘most overfished sea’, the Mediterranean is having a crisis beneath the surface
Could humans be good for nature?
Jul 24, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
An interview with biologist Chris D Thomas, author of ‘Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in the Age of Extinction’
50mm: the Nifty Fifty
Jul 23, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
Some may see using the 50mm lens as a regressive step, but in fact there are still some very good reasons for getting the once standard lens out – and more photographers are choosing to do just that
Diving in the deep – swimming the English Channel to protect the UK’s waters
Jul 19, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
With the war against plastic gaining publicity and popularity, one question being asked is why the UK isn’t leading the charge?
Canine killers: the conservation threat of dogs
Jul 17, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
India’s booming domestic dog population is attacking some of the country’s most endangered wildlife, and solutions are thin on the ground
Cold sweat: the high cost of aircon
Jul 14, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Soaring sales of air conditioning units over the next thirty years are set to rapidly escalate global levels of energy demand
Heat cheats
Jul 09, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Well-meaning promises and actions don't always have the best outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that paradoxes abound despite the best intentions
Fun in the sun
Jun 25, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
With the days at their longest and more light in which to use your camera for a prolonged period, summer is a great time to get out and about with a camera and notice the photographic potential of your surroundings
Tourism in the Mediterranean Sea causing ocean plastic rise
Jun 21, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Tourism might be an economic pillar for many countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, but the influx of holiday goers over the summer months is causing plastic levels in the aquatic environment to skyrocket
Smarter fish live longer
Jun 19, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Brain sizes directly shown to correlate to survival rates among one of the most popular fish species
Bird Man – Celebrating the ornithologist that was forgotten to history
Jun 08, 2018
Written by
Tim Birkhead
Celebrated author Professor Tim Birkhead provides a fascinating insight into a man overshadowed in his lifetime, but who pioneered everything we know today about the study of birds
Right-strangled triangle: saving Indonesian seagrass
Jun 08, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The world’s most biodiverse seagrass region – Indonesia’s Coral Triangle – faces ruin from rampant human activities
Call to make illegal fishing a crime
Jun 07, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Ocean conservation group urges world governments to step up action on rule-breakers devastating the planet’s fish stocks
Eastward expansion: why the 100th meridian is on the move
Jun 02, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
As climate conditions at the 100th meridian, the traditional United States boundary between the humid east and the dry west, are shown to be on the move, could it mean a reshaping of America’s farmlands?
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