Nature and Environment

"It will feel really cold, and people will notice it more."
From the field to the kettle - what's the environmental cost of your favourite tipple?
Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, is a process in which water and chemicals are injected into rocks at high pressure to extract gas. While plans to extract shale gas in the UK have stalled for the last seven years, companies are pushing for exploratory drilling to continue. Protestors have stopped progress at many sites around the UK and continue to call for all fracking plans to be stopped due to concerns about the environment, particularly drinking water and pollution.
The grim, unwelcome reality is that many of us are unknowingly causing serious damage to our health
Our oceans are clogged up with plastic waste – how did we get to this point?
"I don't know that it's manmade," the US President said.
The big cat was sedated while an attempted rescue took place.
If you're wearing cheap clothes, they could be made from plastic.