Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up With the once-familiar pillars of the old world order crumbling and the US stepping away from action on climate crisis , it falls to
The threatened Jillaga Ash ( Eucalyptus stenostoma ) was spotted 90m down a cliff in Wadbilliga national park, in southern New South Wales Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two horticulturalists have undertaken a daring abseiling mission to rescue
Policy position diverging from senior Coalition partner expected to be formalised at Nationals partyroom meeting on Sunday morning Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Nationals’ grassroots members have voted to ditch net zero, setting the scene to
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action The Trump administration has confirmed that no high-level representatives will be sent by the US to upcoming UN climate talks in Brazil, underscoring the administration’s
It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides Tell us: have you fallen in love this year? Would you eat lab-grown chocolate? I requested a sample from California Cultured, a
Trio argued orange powder protest day before 2024 solstice was justified because of focus on climate emergency Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been cleared over a protest at Stonehenge during which orange powder was sprayed on to the prehistoric circle. Rajan Naidu, 74,
At least two people died on Thursday in flooded basements after record rainfall in parts of New York City that also deluged some streets and subway stations. Preliminary reports showed 45.7mm (1.8in) of rain fell in Central Park, which exceeded its record of 41.7mm set in 1917,
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels Harrison Ford has said that Donald Trump ’s assault upon measures to address the climate crisis “scares the shit out of me” and makes the US president
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world Read more: The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your
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Category 5 storm is most powerful to strike Jamaica and has caused death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc across parts of the Caribbean in recent days, after first making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday night as a category 5 storm – the
