Since before records began, Swan Upping has taken place on the River Thames in the third week of July – chosen as the ideal moment to make a census of the swans, while the cob (as the male swan is ...

Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around the ...

After years of protest, promised action, and bill increases, it would be reasonable to expect the sewage scandal to have improved. In fact, it's done the complete opposite: A 60% increase in pollution ...