Mark Hillsdon

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Mark Hillsdon

One of the first prototypes of Mercedes-Benz' next generation fuel cell trucks undergoes intensive winter testing at the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Canton of Valais.

1 month ago | fr.mongabay.com | Mark Hillsdon

L’igname, une culture de base dans toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest et aux Caraïbes, est une plante grimpante tuberculeuse, qui nécessite d’être tuteurée lors de sa croissance. Traditionnellement, elle est soutenue avec des piquets fabriqués à partir de bois provenant des forêts environnantes.

2 months ago | news.mongabay.com | Mark Hillsdon

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest, causing deforestation. Scientists and yam breeders are trialing ways to replace these sticks through agroforestry, introducing living supports that can also improve the soil and provide other benefits to farmers. Trials using plants such as pigeon pea and bitter damsel as living yam sticks have shown potential.

2 months ago | countryfile.com | Lauren Franklin |Mark Hillsdon

All tall, long-legged elegance, with a perky black and white quiff on top, the grey heron is one of our most majestic and instantly recognisable birds. Often seen lurking in the reeds beside canals, standing stock still in the shallows of our rivers, or making daring raids on our suburban ponds, there’s a strange mixture of the exotic and the primeval about the heron.

Feb 27, 2025 | discoverwildlife.com | Mark Hillsdon

We’re following an old Soviet-era map across the Kazakh Steppe when the first saiga break cover. Heads down, they charge through the knee-high grass reaching speeds of up to 120kph, a hard-wired legacy from the days when Asiatic cheetahs were the top predators on these central Asian grasslands. Following decades of conservation work, this strange-looking antelope, which wouldn’t be out of place on the set of Star Wars, is back, with more than 2.8 million individuals now roaming the landscape.