The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast This article contains images of dead wildlife. Reader discretion is advised It…
The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable out of the conversation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory is out of sight – and ofte…
Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as weather system spreads eastward Europe heatwave – latest updates Germany and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread ea…
Environmental and Indigenous rights defenders remained among the world’s most targeted human rights advocates in 2025, despite landmark rulings by international courts affirming governments’ obligations to protect both the environment and those who defend it.…
Edinburgh: As we are visually impaired, we love to appreciate the sounds and smell of the woodland. This time it had been raining, so we could smell the wet ground Our school, the Royal Blind school, Sight Scotland, is across the road from the Astley Ainslie …
Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps Europe heatwave: latest updates Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, acc…
From cardboard coffins and natural burials to water-based cremation, Australians are increasingly open to alternative farewells – but the key is to plan Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your househol…
Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads It was hardly a perfect film, but I keep thinking of Don’t Look Up . In its depiction of a world that stubbornly ref…
As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions The heatwave afflicting western Europe is the worst ever , with the combination of heat and humidity fuelled by the climate crisis making scores o…
Firefighters worked to halt a wildfire near Tamarite de Litera in Huesca province, where flames have scorched at least 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres). Firefighters from the military emergency unit worked through Thursday night to contain the blaze, clearing veg…
Stores over-stock their shelves, then toss out what they don’t sell. Meanwhile, workers struggle to make ends meet To most grocery shoppers, rotisserie chickens look like a mouth-watering and easy option for dinner. But whenever I pass by the rotisserie case …
Spanning a six-lane highway and located in a public park, this crossing is part of a larger restoration of endangered Texas prairie land The Guardian receives support for visual climate coverage from the Outrider Foundation . The Guardian’s coverage is editor…
Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks. The researchers believe the speed at whi…
Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plans Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s first new major hydropower projects in more than 40 years are expected to move ahead after …
Freshwater ecosystems worldwide have been suffering from declining oxygen levels—a trend known as deoxygenation—that threatens biodiversity, fisheries and ecosystem stability. However, a new study published in Nature Geoscience offers hope: targeted nutrient …
Climate crisis is on show every day when sportspeople do their thing and the rest of us suffer on the sofa or in the stands Nothing sharpens the distinction between professional athletes and the rest of us like a week of truly hot weather. While we’re apologe…
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C The community living next to the largest datacentre park in Europe say the scorching summer heat has grown unbearable. On da…
New research led by Curtin University and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has revealed that repeated asteroid impacts may have been the dominant force shaping early Earth, delivering vast amounts of heat into the planet's interior and delaying the f…
Cornwall's housing crisis is forcing young people to live in vans. As second homes and short-term holiday lets drive up house prices, a growing number are turning to van life to stay in the place they love. The Guardian meets young people who say their van br…
With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads Skye has a thick duvet in the van she calls home in Cornwall. In winter, the 25-year-old …
Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch When wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18 seconds of footage to YouTube , he thought little more about the small, pale cat seen d…
Curtin University researchers have determined the most precise age yet for the oldest known impact crater on Earth, providing new insight into how meteorite strikes shaped the planet during its earliest history.
The cost of the traditional takeaway has doubled since 2019, and more outlets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper options such as coley, pollack and hake In late April, visitors to Harbour Lights in Falmouth, Cornwall, may have raised an eyebrow. The f…
The island’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat The higher you climb up the gigantic, millennia-old trees of Taiwan’s fo…
Researchers from Tampere University and the University of Helsinki have identified an unexpected chemical process that may influence the formation of air pollution particles in urban environments. The study shows that nitric oxide (NO)—a pollutant primarily e…
The reconstruction of the vaquita, whose numbers barely reach double figures in the wild, is designed to help research and conservation efforts Scientists have created a digital reconstruction of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, preserving its anato…
More than half of Ayetoro – a Christian utopia founded in the 1940s – has been lost to the ocean, and its remaining people are running out of options In the early hours of 15 February 2019, the Atlantic Ocean came for Arowo Victoria’s livelihood. The 60-year-…
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt Some go there to read about the wood that Victorian manufacture…
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