The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

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Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world. Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors. Continue reading...

Councils in England spent more than £2bn transporting special needs children from home to school, the spending watchdog has found.

Labour has been accused of abandoning welfare cuts after admitting that its flagship review of disability benefits will save no money.

Earth is 'hurtling towards climate chaos' as most of the planet's vital signs are now 'flashing red', reveals a new report from an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.

Species’ population has almost halved in a generation and urgent action is needed to protect it, analysis finds They are an iconic part of Britain’s natural world, inspiring myths, fairytales and at least one of its most-loved children’s book characters. But the number of toads hopping through British grasslands, forests and gardens has almost halved in a generation. “Vast numbers of toads are being lost every year,” said Silviu Petrovan, a senior researcher at the University of Cambridge, who was lead author on the study showing just how uncommon the common toad is becoming. Continue reading...

Rail enthusiasts say sweeping station closures 60 years ago have left villages less well connected.

RSPB Arne supports wildlife over a diverse landscape near Wareham in Dorset.

An average of 250 new benefit claims for anxiety were approved each day during Labour’s first year in power.

Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre

Two tech champions face the daunting task of keeping Europe on the AI map.

A study linked ultra-processed foods to 32 harmful health effects including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, adverse mental health and early death

Why aimless streaming should be avoided because video uses so much more energy than just audio.

Sufur dioxide in the air offsets some of the warming effects of carbon dioxide and methane. So what happens when it is removed?

The Nato summit showed up an increasing divide between Europe and the US, and their military priorities.

In Mali, thousands of mourners gathered in Bamako Sunday for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko, half of the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Bagayoko died on Friday at the age of 70. The blind husband...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and…

Prime minister brings health service back under ‘democratic control’ of ministers * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has brought the health service back under the control of ministers by abolishing NHS England. The prime minister said…