Earl Castle Stewart, unconventional peer who helped to run the Guggenheim art empire – obituary
An ardent disciple of Rudolf Steiner, he noted: ‘There can’t be too many people who became anthroposophist on the playing fields of Eton’
An ardent disciple of Rudolf Steiner, he noted: ‘There can’t be too many people who became anthroposophist on the playing fields of Eton’
State of Nature says all species declined by 19pc in UK and 40pc of bird species threatened with extinction
Entomologists warn invasive species which has killed 80 people in US could enter UK through ports
‘It’s like beginning of a horror movie’ diver declares after finding object in Pacific off Alaskan coast
Luxury trash is just as bad for wildlife as the everyday kind – and it appears to be increasing
Explorer makes claim ahead of his new programme about plight of Borneo's orangutans
Seafloor between Hawaii and Mexico is scattered with rock-like ‘nodules’ that contain minerals used in clean energy technologies
United Utilities warned by countryside campaigners against 'ill-thought-out distraction technique that will inevitably backfire'
National park seeks to highlight how long it takes foodstuffs to rot
A herd fitted with mini-loudspeakers around their necks will help restore Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire without need for unsightly fences
Cutting down woodland has caused anger, but eco champions say it’s necessary to protect other plants and wildlife
Institution claims it chopped down poplars to save protected grassland but locals were shocked to wake up to sound of chainsaws
The council is ditching its beloved floral displays in the name of biodiversity – yes, you read that correctly
Salisbury councillors accused of ‘absurd virtue-signalling’ after voting to replace floral displays for better ‘sustainability’
Harmful imported insect causes itchy skin rashes in humans and can strip an oak tree bare
Critics say it is an annual festival for the Home Counties but TV gardener says RHS has no control over who buys tickets
Packets of seeds sent to schools so children can share in the monarch’s love for nature
The late drug lord illegally imported four of the animals from Africa in the 1980s and their numbers have now soared to about 130
Animals hunted to extinction centuries ago to be reintroduced to woodland and wetlands, as they are hailed as ‘biodiversity magic pills’
From drought-friendly plants to dungarees, we round up the hot topics set to take over the gardening world this year
Our narrow diets are having a catastrophic effect on food diversity. It's time to be better eaters
Among the discoveries were flowers, lizards, beetles, sharks and a sea biscuit, according to California Academy of Sciences
Alton locals who have condemned a plan to split Kings Pond from the River Wey are indulging in 'bonkers' conspiracy theories, says council