The soapy thrills of David Attenborough’s Kingdom prove irresistible
This is nature film-making at its best. But it is in the field of narrative storytelling that Kingdom excels
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Julia Kelly: ‘My mum died swimming in the Galápagos at 71. It was a strangely beautiful end for her’
The author on her new memoir, Still; why she always expects a crisis; and her admiration for David Attenborough
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UN Ocean Conference 3: will it lead to protecting the high seas from all extraction, forever?
Climate change is reducing productivity of the high seas through warming and depletion of nutrients and oxygen
Ireland must not follow England’s example on maintaining waterways
England is accustomed to seeing rivers as a filthy threat, but we can’t let the same thing happen here
Ocean with David Attenborough review: Age has done little to quell the naturalist’s intellectual curiosity and childlike wonder
This engaging portrait of sea-life is being released around the world on his 99th birthday
Fungus-infected ‘zombie spiders’ found in caves are unique to Ireland
The Last of Us television series is driving amazing interest in the story, says cave explorer
In a fake world, a verification revolution is needed
From photography to working from home, being able to prove things are real is ever more important
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
March 31st-April 5th: From a new drama by Peaker Blinders creator Steven Knight to the Other Voices finale
Long-beaked Echidna: Lost mammal named after Attenborough rediscovered
Egg-laying animal, thought extinct for more than 60 years, captured on video for the first time
‘These aren’t wild places. They’re peopleless places. That’s what gives it that strange wild magic’
Television: On Ireland’s Wild Islands, Eoin Warner is on a soulful quest to discover the spirit of Ireland itself
Wild Isles: Quibbles about ‘our British Isles’ melt away in the face of David Attenborough’s passion
Attenborough’s narration – at once stern and cosy – draws you in, as all worries evaporate
Recycled plastic prices double as drinks makers battle for supplies
Rising cost of polyethylene terephthalate threatens sustainability targets set by companies
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