France legislated to end cetacean shows without securing homes for the animals left behind.

Four dolphins remain, along with Wikie and Keijo, the last captive-born orcas in France. Their prolonged limbo has become a ...

Heatwaves are one of the triggers for electricity grid stress. Jon Saltmarsh, chief technology officer at Energy Systems ...

Wasps are usually fairly heat-resilient. Colonies cool their brood by wing-fanning, nests are insulated, and cuticles contain ...

The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than it has ever been, as 2015-2025 were the hottest 11 years on record, according ...

My first kill was a lamb. I remember feeling sick while they cowered. I caught their eye. I shouldn’t have. Over the years, I ...

The intense heat has made 2026 the first year on record to see three separate days where temperatures reached the 37C ...

A special investigation reveals the strategic and structural failings in the British Government's attempts to decarbonise our homes. Social movements and labour must unify climate action with ...

Professor Herbert 'Herbie' Girardet recently retired as a trustee of the Resurgence Trust, owner and publisher of The Ecologist. Here, we examine his contribution to environmental thought. Can we ever ...

Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it? An ecosocialist society is the only realistic way to ensure the best possible conditions for ...

Colombia is the world’s most biodiverse country by area, but its rich forested ecosystems are facing existential threats. Land is power in Colombia, and the struggle for land has been the main driver ...