Nature

To sit and listen to a nightingale is to be transported to somewhere that is both quintessentially English but also impossibly rich and exotic, writes John Mitchinson

John Mitchinson explores why the dark and mysterious yew tree is a symbol of both life and death

Ollie Newham, of the Rewilding Britain charity, argues that a more focused approach is vital to delivering nature's recovery in the UK's national parks

As we continue to worsen climate change by burning fossil fuels, all these places will become harder and more expensive to defend – until the day they can’t be defended any more

Deep-sea mining will mean vast destruction we can’t predict – to produce minerals we don’t need, according to the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation

Thomas Perrett explores how factory farming and agribusiness industries have successfully lobbied politicians, advocating against carbon taxes and biodiversity targets

When it comes to the ocean, there's much we can't see.

Rishi Sunak's new list of green announcements merely shows how far the UK has fallen behind other nations on reaching Net Zero, reports Thomas Perrett

Rachel Donald looks at how the Trade Minister’s justification for a zero-tariff trade deal with Malaysia only accelerates global deforestation

The Conservatives' inaction to alleviate droughts in England is indicative of the party's wider ideological failings, writes Iain Overton