精东传媒

Biodiversity

Coral reef near French Polynesia

Environment

All tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years

Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries and speed up coastal erosion

News
Victoria colombiana Giant waterlilly

Life

Number of known species of giant waterlilies almost doubles

News
A team of scientists releasing 150,000 baby common octopuses

Environment

Octopuses released into Adriatic Sea to tackle invasive crabs

News
Yellow oyster mushroom, Mushroom cultivation, healthy organic food; Shutterstock ID 1964888608; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

Environment

Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?

Features

Environment

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

News

Environment

Wealthy people with environmental ideals are the biggest emitters

News

Environment

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Features

Environment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Features
Hui Yu photographed this imposing portrait of a tropical flat-faced longhorn beetle on a family photography trip to a tropical rainforest at Gunung Jerai in Malaysia. A light bulb in a mosquito net attracted local invertebrates during the night, and in the morning there were lots of them to look at. Hui Yu is keen on macro-photography and chose the most colourful animal to take a portrait of. 'It had a strange look, like an alien, but it wasn't angry. It sat still on the branch all the time,' she says. 'I want people to know that all creatures, even small ones, count. So don't destroy the forest.'

Life

Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth鈥檚 rich biodiversity聽

Regulars

Environment

‘We’re precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event’

Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is on a mission to cut overconsumption, take on fossil fuel giants and create a fairer world

Features

Life

Powerful images show dark side of South-East Asia鈥檚 fishing industry

Regulars

Environment

How to tackle environmental issues when the world can’t agree

News

Comment

Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

Comment

Environment

Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon

News