First-time exhibitor Ula Maria scoops best in show for garden designed for muscular dystrophy charity A garden demonstrating the joys of forest bathing has won best in show at the Chelsea flower show. Designed by the first-time exhibitor Ula Maria, the garden was inspired by
Eight of 21 cars tested underperformed against their marketed efficiency rates, Australian Automobile Association says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Cars driven by Australians are consistently consuming more fuel than their marketed
Report finds nuclear energy more expensive than renewable alternatives and calculates costs for large-scale reactors for first time Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Electricity from nuclear power in Australia would be at least 50% more
Also on Sunday, in Alaska, a man was killed as he tried to photograph newborn moose calves when their mother attacked A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming ’s Grand Teton national park, prompting closure to the public of a mountain there on
In 2010, Mexico led the way, followed by Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia What are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods? Candy lines every inch of the mercado de dulces in Mexico City’s historic center. Tantalizing strawberry-flavored
Revealed: Four gas utilities have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build ‘zero-net energy homes’, investigation shows US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel
Case alleges French company’s exploitation of fossil fuel contributed to deaths of victims in extreme weather disasters A criminal case has been filed against the CEO and directors of the French oil company TotalEnergies, alleging its fossil fuel exploitation has contributed to
Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this week Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F). City officials told schools to shut with
Supplier hands out £127m to investors as it says normal service has been restored for 85% of customers Business live – latest updates The owner of South West Water has said normal service has been restored for 85% of its customers after unsafe drinking water led to more than
Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’ Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but
Tassal staff legally killed 53 of the native birds with permission from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Tasmanian government
The well-preserved huia bird feather was expected to fetch up to NZD$3,000 but ended up selling for more than NZD$46,000 A rare and highly prized feather from the extinct New Zealand huia bird has sold for NZD$46,521 (US$28,365), making it by far the world’s most expensive
‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show. Populations are declining in all regions of the world, but it is
States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, market operator says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Eraring, the nation’s biggest
It’s likely the urban pest first emerged from its native lands about 1,200 years ago. As global trade accelerated, the hitchhikers made their way more rapidly around the world Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast German cockroaches thrive
Species, with only a few dozen seen by humans since first discovered, usually lives in darkness up to 3,300ft below sea level Oregon beachgoers stumbled across a rare find over the weekend, after a deep-sea anglerfish washed up from the ocean depths. The discovery marked the
‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important