Somerset Wetlands national nature reserve merges and extends six existing protected sites.

Millions of people around the world live on river deltas and are vulnerable when those rivers shift direction. A new study shows why and where these events, called avulsions, happen.

Cambridge researchers will tackle environmental threats that could affect a third of the UK’s home-grown vegetables and more than a quarter of its rare and

Cambridge researchers will tackle environmental threats that could affect a third of the UK’s home-grown vegetables and more than a quarter of its rare and

These wetland birds were eradicated in the 1600s, but breeding pairs returned in 1979.

Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.

In spite of monsoon season and cyclone Nivar, the most recent floods are largely man-made disasters.

Offshore oil drilling has a long history in California, but is highly unpopular today. The latest major spill is likely to fuel efforts to wind down oil and gas production statewide.

As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.

As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.