If you dig a pond it is better to create your own shape and use a flexible pond liner rather than a pre-formed, plastic mould. The pre-formed pond moulds are usually too deep and too steep-sided. Aim ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

Melt ponds form in late spring and early summer as the ice thaws from the warmth and the resulting water pools in depressions within the ice. These features have always been present in the Arctic.

Experts predict that in 30 years, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish. And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Droughts and floods test the capacity of early warning systems and other ‘climate services’ to aid farmers – who in the meantime think up creative ways to stay afloat.

Have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in the many pond habitats near you? Well, pack your fishing net, we're off to do some pond dipping! Just look at all the different plants and ...

Cannop Ponds form part of the historic industrial landscape within the Forest of Dean. Lower Cannop Pond was created first in 1825, with Upper Cannop Pond created a few years later. While the ...

They were discovered in Rushy Pond near Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton which forms part of the Thomas Hardy visitor centre. Dorset Council said the goldfish, which had bred rapidly ...