The idea is simple: local rural roads are identified and marked with a Rothar Roads sign, indicating a default lower speed limit, and traffic calming measures help maintain it

Only ‘urgent and transformative’ action can save them

Yellow rattle can help restore wildflowers and reverse the declines in our bee and butterfly populations

We need to rethink what we mean by ‘the economy’ to protect birds and other wildlife

Ella McSweeney: The Department of Housing is proposing to give up trying to restore or naturalise many of our rivers

Unlike trees, a living, healthy bog will soak up more carbon per square metre than almost any other ecosystem on Earth

These insects face great environmental threats including predators and rising water temperatures, but so far they are adapting

Ireland is one of the last remaining countries in Europe where these mystical creatures can be legally chased by dogs

Two layers of stone filled inside with compacted earth and topped off with vegetation or turf, these are irresistible places for plants and animals to live

Ella McSweeney: These astonishingly small creatures are an example of a species thriving in a world that is changing faster than ever

Ella McSweeney: It is possible to counteract relentless damage to our soils caused by human activity

A study showed an ability to modify sticks and even bend a straight piece of wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube

Scientists on board the Celtic Explorer recorded a nursery of blackmouth catsharks slowly circling each other

Given a chance, dormant seeds will sprout, and with them, butterflies, bees, bats, birds and small mammals

A new study finds that people watching nature videos reported electric shocks as less intense, a pattern also observed in their brain scans