‘Environmental violence’: inside the fight to save indigenous land from becoming a nuclear dumping ground
New documentary To Use a Mountain spotlights the pain and triumph of resisting government efforts to turn parts of…
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‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river
A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most…
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Country diary: A peachy, summer beauty that loves the clean air | Nigel Brown
Ynys Môn (Anglesey): The rosy footman is a relative newcomer to this part of Wales, bringing with it nectarine tones…
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Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams
On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled…
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Country diary: South Wales’s summer of fires will linger long in the memory | Eben Muse
Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley: These coal areas are shaped by fire and ash. I find a high point to try and survey the…
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The end of Latrobe Valley coal – in pictures
Once the economic lifeblood of the region, Latrobe Valley’s coal industry is in terminal decline. Jesse Thompson’s…
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If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions probes an intriguing scientific question in…
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‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species
The state’s bird emblem is an indicator species for H5N1, with high visibility populations and low survival rates.…
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Young country diary: Camping in my garden, nose to nose with a fox | Ada
Leeds, West Yorkshire: I missed it first time as my dad couldn’t wake me up. The second time round, he pulled my toe…
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Home comforts: can remote work be better for the environment?
Many Australians now have the option to work from home. But is it better or worse for the environment? Change by…
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33m tons of toxic seaweed clogs Caribbean beaches – video
A record amount of sargassum has piled up along coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Sargassum is a brown…
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Brazil’s vast iron mine that supplies the world and fractures the Amazon – in pictures
The Grand Carajás project has made the country a mining superpower, but communities living in its shadow face…
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Cut cost of loans for solar panels on UK homes, ministers urged
Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be…
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Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It's wrong | Larry Elliott
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous…
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Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers
Nooks and crannies in urban areas provide a welcome alternative to intensive farming and other rural pressures…
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Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark
From Aboriginal rock art to colonial encounters, sharks have been a figure of fear and fascination throughout the long…
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‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common ‘It…
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Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions
Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska…
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Running dry: drought-hit UK sporting venues and parched pitches – in pictures
With the UK experiencing the driest summer on record, we look at how the weather is affecting the pitches and courses…
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Week in wildlife: snake on a car, a careful spider mum and a lazy squirrel
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Killer fungus: how a disease threatening bat species has spread to northern Canada
Bat experts were shocked at how fast white-nose syndrome had reached Canada’s northernmost colonies from the US. Now,…
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Manila river clogged with rubbish after Typhoon Dolphin floods – in pictures
Days of rain has caused widespread flooding across the Philippines capital, Manila, and filled the city’s waterways…
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Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problem
As a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical…
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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine…
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Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping
While there are fears that people harvesting their food could put pressure on habitats, some ecologists suggest…
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Falkland Islanders call for referendum on plans for massive salmon farm
The 3,500 population is divided over the venture, which would bring investment and jobs, but critics claim the…
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor…
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A new Queensland bill aims to ‘streamline’ major projects. Matt and Caitlin fear it could hand their farm to developers
Experts say new power to bypass conservation and planning regulations are incredibly broad and could let the state…
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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England
Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July ‘You’ve got a…
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Struggling to get through summer? Treat yourself like a beloved dog – and six other survival tips | Emma Beddington
August usually sends me into an anxious funk, but I think I’ve worked out how to handle 2026’s terrifying heat and…
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The case for a blatantly discriminatory Australian voting system
Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re…
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Household chemicals end up as pollutants if not disposed of correctly. What shouldn’t go down the drain?
To safely get rid of your detergents, paints, pesticides and bleaches without harming the environment, keep in mind…
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Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox
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‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough…
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‘Kind of like a fairytale’: documentary tells the unusual tale of Flaco the Owl
Wild Inside looks back on the incredible year when an escaped zoo owl managed to bring New Yorkers together Flaco the…
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