Three ways to save the seas

As an island nation, the UK has a long and proud fishing history, a cultural identity that caused waves in the 2016 campaign to leave the EU. For a few days in May 2025 that passion resurfaced, when t

Speakers: Peter Hoskin—Books & culture editor, Prospect—Chair Anjali Goswami—Chief scientific adviser, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Rosie Boycott—Vice chair & director, Peers for t

In October 2023, Brechin, a Scottish town near the North Sea, was hit by a wall of water that changed it forever. During Storm Babet, a record 150 to 200mm of rain fell in parts of the area. The resul

Once popular with ancient Europeans but largely forgotten in subsequent decades, seaweed is being rediscovered as a powerhouse ingredient. Rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, it supports ever

Land can be divided up somewhat clearly (although there are disputes about who owns what), but what happens when it comes to water? Technically, no one owns the ocean, but some countries have jurisdic

In 2015, the world witnessed a quiet tragedy. On a remote island at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef, the last known Bramble Cay melomys disappeared. Its vanishing set a record – the first r