‘Enormous’ iceberg over 2x the size of Toronto breaks off from Antarctica
The approximately 1,550 square kilometre iceberg had been ‘desperately clinging on’ for several years, experts say.
Environment
Pressure on France to protect dolphins as thousands ‘killed by trawlers’ yearly
Hundreds of dolphins are washing up on France’s Atlantic coast and thousands more are believed killed in fishermen’s nets each year, as environmentalists and Brussels pressure the government to protect the marine mammals.
Vegetable box firm Riverford doubles payout to founder despite profits plunge
Appetite for organic food continues from Covid boom but firm warns inflation and rising costs are eating into profitsThe organic vegetable box company Riverford doubled its dividend to its founder, Guy Singh-Watson, to £850,000 last year and tripled it…
‘It feels like a sign’: joy at rise in cattle egrets on wildlife-friendly UK farms
Farmers who have taken regenerative approach hail birds as indication of ecosystem healthAlmost as soon as Johnny Haimes took up regenerative farming – replacing arable fields with herb-rich pasture so cattle could graze outside all year round – a dist…
Unusual sightings of the Asian koel in Melbourne raise mysteries for migration researchers
Increase in reports of the Asian koel and its loud mating call south of its usual territory may be attributable to climate change, scientists sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastClimate change may be one reason w…
Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields
Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaignFamous names including Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance have joined activists and businesses in calling on the UK’s big five banks …
The Sierra Club Tries to Move Past John Muir, George Floyd and #MeToo
After a public reckoning and the departure of its executive director, the nation’s largest environmental organization has tapped Ben Jealous as its new leader.
‘The kids loved it’: readers on taking part in National Grid energy-saving trial
More than 1m households and businesses have signed up to get paid to cut back on power usageHouseholds were paid to cut back on their electricity use for an hour on Monday evening in the first test of a National Grid scheme aiming to cut energy consump…
Endangered shark sold as flake in South Australia fish and chip shops, study finds
Calls for better food labelling as investigation claims that only around one-third of fish is flake, with served species including rare narrownose smooth-hound Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFish and chip shop …
Italian bear famous for bakery break-in dies after being hit by car
Juan Carrito described by regional president as ‘most famous and loved Marsican bear in Abruzzo’Italians are mourning the death of a rare brown bear who became famous for his jaunts to small mountain villages in the Abruzzo region.Affectionately known …