Coral reefs in peril

Squinting, it looks like a piece of popcorn. It’s hard to imagine this tiny orb could be a lifeline for coral reefs around the world. “That will have maybe eight or 12 eggs,” says Dr Jamie Craggs as I

In December 2025, Storm Bram battered Britain, bringing 90mph winds and severe flooding. The River Ouse swept through the historic city of York, and water spewed out of culverts and submerged streets

Beneath the vast Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, there’s a weird world unlike any other

Some years ago I filmed a report for Countryfile about a remarkable project to save wild Atlantic salmon. Backing it was a wealthy, charismatic Icelander called Orri Vigfússon who warned: “If we don’t

For many years the musician and ecologist Bernie Krause has lived in the Sonoma Valley in California, a base from which he travelled the globe to record natural soundscapes, creating the largest priva

How can the UK secure reliable, sustainable water supplies under growing climate and population pressures? That was the question at the heart of a recent Prospect roundtable put together in collaborat