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A sign that said 'Ingleborough Nature Reserve' in front of a wild landscape: limestone paths within the grass, in front of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales

Exciting expansion to Ingleborough National Nature Reserve

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (NNR) has become part of the King’s Series of National Nature Reserves and will be expanded to include 1186 hectares of land.

Deforestation may cause over a third of heat-related deaths in tropical regions

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown.

A book cover with a graphic of two hands holding up a globe. The top half of the globe is removed and replaced with a cityscape with trees. Text reads: Just Climate Futures: Integrating social inclusion into the net zero transition.

A just climate future for Jim and beyond

Professor Lucie Middlemiss and Professor Carolyn Snell write about the importance of just climate futures as part of the launch of their collaborative new book.

Someone wearing a cycling helmet, kneeling down to replace the battery of their e-bike

Why the government should prioritise e-bike incentives

Subsidising e-bikes instead of cars could kick the electric vehicle transition into high gear, writes Dr Noel Cass in The Conversation.

World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.