Nature

Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’ 
Film

Willem Dafoe: ‘I want to have an experience that transforms or changes me’ 

The Hollywood star on telling Tenzing’s story, connecting with nature and the ‘power grabs’ of capitalism

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Technology

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

Conservationists and speedway fans are uniting against plans for a new data centre in Essex

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees

Bee Mission installs beehives. They also cook up to 50 hot meals three times a week for people sleeping rough in Bournemouth

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’ 
Centenary

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’ 

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

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Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain’s wildflowers
Wildflowers

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain’s wildflowers

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Earth Day

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet

How a local duck pond could help you make sense of your inner world
Steven MacKenzie

How a local duck pond could help you make sense of your inner world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
Letter To My Younger Self

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Books

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy
Shaun Spiers

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Cameron Saul

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Life

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
autumn budget

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on

Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Food

Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?

Here’s why we need to fight for Britain’s right to roam
Leah Gordon

Here’s why we need to fight for Britain’s right to roam

Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
Paul de Zylva

Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Science

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

Letters: There are so many stupid and greedy people out there
Letters

Letters: There are so many stupid and greedy people out there

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These people re-traced Charles Darwin’s voyage around the world. This is what they learned
Darwin200

These people re-traced Charles Darwin’s voyage around the world. This is what they learned

From busy beavers to gentle bison: Why you should go rewilding in the country this summer
Rewilding

From busy beavers to gentle bison: Why you should go rewilding in the country this summer

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
Trees

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
Family Days Out

Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year