We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

Blankets of colour: Western Australia’s wildflower season bursts into life – in pictures

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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more

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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

First H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small population

We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?

Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu

Steve Jones on the pros and cons of AI datacentres – cartoon

Artist delights in beautiful ‘mess’ and dead trees of England’s rewilding sites

How the body adapts to extreme heat

North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’

UK chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills

One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says

Week in wildlife: a sea turtle hatchling, baby orangutans and flying ibises

Homes for sale in a national park in England – in pictures

Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters

People in the US: how have you coped during this summer of record heat?

Hawaii has often dodged the path of hurricanes. Why did it see so many storms this summer?

English winemakers expect ‘vintage year’ after record-breaking summer heat

Chemical companies reach $455m settlement with North Carolina over ‘forever chemicals’ claims

NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions

UK ministers explore raising price of water for industrial users amid shortages

Chemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data

Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds

How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot

Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor

World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell

Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated

Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge

Can an entire Arctic ecosystem evolve to adapt to the climate crisis?

Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full

UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds

California confirms rare sighting of gray wolf in Mendocino national forest

Two more people arrested over ‘mountain of illegal waste’ dumped in Oxfordshire

US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case

Hurricane Lowell’s fierce winds and rains knocks out power on Hawaii’s Kauai

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One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years

Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport

US datacenters face further backlash over wastewater pollution

‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species

Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster

Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say

Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

French winemakers forecast 30-year low harvest after severe drought and heat

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn

Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds