How did Spanish ‘strawberry trees’ make their way to Lough Gill?
Late naturalist Dan Cotton chronicled the Sligo coast, from lost whales to alien species
What should any one of us be expected to do to avert climate catastrophe?
Unthinkable: Plus four other questions philosophers are asking as we face a global emergency
William Basinski: Lamentations review – Ambient maestro makes grief sound beautiful
The composer's meditative threnodies are both personal and political
Climate science is evolving and showcasing human cost more – Wallace-Wells
‘It is already nigh-on impossible for the global climate to avoid heating by more than 2 degrees’
For a sustainable recovery, green is the only way forward
One Change: We need to rethink the value we place on the natural environment
Gardening women: meet Fionnuala Fallon’s horticultural heroes
A “forest” of women across the world are connected by their love of plants and flowers
How to nurture a sense of wonder in the natural world
One Change: The conservationist Rachel Carson believed it was crucial to encourage a child’s instinctive appreciation for the environment
New rules on hedge-cutting and burning of gorse condemned
Environmental group says hedge-cutting in August will cause problems for nesting birds
‘Small bodies swaying with the vigour of their chewing’
Michael Viney: Sandhoppers are the most prolific animals in the ‘splash zone’ above the highest reach of spring tides, and scientists have been fascinated by their navigational capacities
Far Away review: Spike Island becomes a dystopia once again
Caryl Churchill’s short, brutal play is brilliantly realised
Citizen Jane review: A timely warning against big-block buildings with ground-floor shop units
Documentarian Matt Tyrnauer recounts how Jane Jacobs fought architectural giant Robert Moses and won
The £2 chicken isn’t good for you. It’s actually very costly
‘So-called cheap meat is something we pay for three times,’ says Philip Lymbery
The Everglades: River of grass, water of life
Anyone visiting Florida should read Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s book, which helped the Everglades to flourish again
Another Life: Intricate manoeuvres of the man-of-war
The venomous ‘jellyfish’ on European coastlines are not the passive drifters they seem
Is pesticide the answer to the Zika outbreak?
The chequered history of chemical quick fixes suggests that extreme caution should be taken
Jonathan Bardon Q&A: ‘good history is not enough: the historian also has a duty to tell it well’
‘Read your first drafts out loud to yourself, as if you were giving a sermon – a great way to show up areas in need of improvement’
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices