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The car-share champion
The online marketplace for empty car seats is working with festivals to transport their guests in a greener way, including the Hay Festival of Literature.
02 May 2011
GM soy: The invisible ingredient 'poisoning' children
The home of Petrona Villasboa is surrounded by genetically modified (GM) soy fields. The golden crop looks like a bumper harvest but for her it is a symbol of death.
02 May 2011
Wind farms paid £900,000 to switch off for one night
Wind farms operators were paid £900,000 by the National Grid to disconnect their turbines for one night because the electricity was not needed.
01 May 2011
Animal photos of the week
All creatures great and small in our ever popular animal gallery.
30 Apr 2011
Bond star to voice wildlife films
Daniel Craig is to provide the narration for a new BBC nature film, replacing Sir David Attenborough.
30 Apr 2011
The 13-year-old who has the world planting trees
At the age of nine, Felix Finkbeiner hatched a plan to plant a million trees in his native Germany. Now he's a global eco-superhero
29 Apr 2011
Indian Ocean current 'could save British climate'
An ocean current on the other side of the world could save Britain from a freezing climate like that seen in the film The Day After Tomorrow, say scientists.
28 Apr 2011
Dirty Dozen invasive species named
The most damaging invasive species clogging up Britain’s waterways have been ‘named and shamed’ by conservationists in an effort to save native wildlife.
28 Apr 2011
Beautiful UK landscapes
Beautiful photographs of British landscapes and wildlife by Ben Hall.
27 Apr 2011
Grizzly bears up close
Photographs of brown and grizzly bears hunting for salmon in Alaska.
27 Apr 2011
What is the carbon footprint of the royal wedding?
The royal wedding will generate more than ten times as much greenhouse gases than Buckingham Palace in a whole year, according to the first analysis of the carbon footprint of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
26 Apr 2011
Hay fever comes early to sufferers
Hay fever sufferers and face an uncomfortable spring after an early start to the pollen season and higher than normal levels of pollution.
26 Apr 2011
'Bumper' cars banned at Butlins
When Sir Billy Butlin introduced bumper cars to Britain more than 80 years ago, it can be assumed he expected holiday makers to have fun on the fairground ride bumping into each other.
26 Apr 2011
Wild parakeets in UK to be shot
Wild parakeets living in Britain are to be culled before they can breed and become a nuisance, the government has confirmed.
25 Apr 2011
In our country’s wild places
Peter Parker celebrates Britain’s great tradition of nature writing, now experiencing a renaissance.
24 Apr 2011
My favourite outdoors book of the year
A selection of writers, comics, actors and more choose their favourite outdoors book.
24 Apr 2011
Row over peat: Alys Fowler vs Alan Titchmarsh
The row over peat has split the gardening world with old hands like Alan Titchmarsh and Bob Flowerdew insisting only peat-based compost makes certain plants grow while the younger generation is calling for a boycott.
23 Apr 2011
Ten facts about peat
As gardeners debate whether it is possible to give up peat just yet, here are a few facts.
23 Apr 2011
Experts on peat
The row over peat has split the gardening world. So, what do the experts think?
23 Apr 2011
Trouble in the air for Britain
The city that once led the way in cleaning up its air may become notorious for pollution again, says Geoffrey Lean.
22 Apr 2011
Smog warnings should be part of weather forecast
In a few days we have the prospect of hundreds of thousands of visitors flocking to central London for the royal wedding.
22 Apr 2011
Smog warning – key points explained
As the government issues a warning about high levels of air pollution, here is a breakdown of everything you need to know about smog.
22 Apr 2011
British beaches are dirtier because people are flushing the wrong things down the toilet
Britain's beaches are dirtier than last year due to a massive rise in rubbish that should have been put in the bin rather than flushed down the toilet.
21 Apr 2011
Bats rely on canals
Canals are acting as a "cross between the M1 and Tesco" for bats hit by an increasingly developed landscape, according to conservationists studying the rare British mammal.
20 Apr 2011
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