EnvironmentUrban children increasingly affected by allergies and asthma – Turku, Finland now testing sandbox with forest soil that may counteract the problems.

Environment"The number of individuals has grown by a full 46 percent compared to last year", says Mia Valtonen at the Finnish Natural Resources Institute.

EnvironmentA complete fishing ban in the Baltic Sea would not be sufficient for fish stocks to recover, according to a new EU report.

EnvironmentThe predator's return to Yellowstone has been studied by researchers.

EnvironmentBy making both smuggling and consumption more difficult, authorities aim to put a stop to the lucrative trade in rhinoceros horn.

EnvironmentThe infectious invasive signal crayfish has in a short time wiped out almost the entire native population.

EnvironmentResearchers have discovered a new, nearly half-meter-long walking stick – likely Australia's heaviest insect.

EnvironmentIn warm and humid weather, horseflies thrive well.

EnvironmentPollinators need water to cope with the heat.

EnvironmentChemicals in recycled plastic could become a health hazard, warn researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

EnvironmentDead wood is vital - it provides shelter and food for many endangered species.

EnvironmentAccording to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden's moose population has decreased by approximately one quarter over just ten years.