Lara Williams

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Why UK faces water shortages despite record rainfall

Britain’s water woes are tied to how we’ve exploited our natural resources

Aerial drone view of a dried up reservoir during a drought in the UK (Llwyn-On Reservoir)

What the animal kingdom can teach humans

There are lessons from the natural world in how to adapt to the climate crisis

COURTESY Nima Sarikhani

Sycamore tree’s butchering offers broader lessons

Nature makes us feel good, so let’s preserve, protect and restore our living world

A view of the section of Hadrian's Wall near the wall's milecastle 39 known as Sycamore Gap near Hexham, northern England, on January 19, 2022. The Sycamore Gap tree stood proudly in northeast England next to Hadrian’s Wall, an ancient boundary that once divided Roman Britannia and Caledonia.

Mosquitoes are poised to swamp global health systems

Widespread outbreak of a non-endemic disease would be enough to overwhelm health systems

Mosquitoes spread tropical diseases that kill at least 700,000 people a year — more than any other animal, according to the World Health Organisation.

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