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RHS unveils plans to protect UK gardens from future water shortages

From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates

‘We cannot say for sure these wolves come from Russia’: Finns try to fathom cause of record reindeer deaths

'The world's ugliest lawn' isn't really that ugly, according to its Australian owner – video

Trump says the big US winter storm is proof of climate hoax – here’s why he’s wrong

Put north of England ‘front and centre’ of net zero strategy, Reeves urged

Privatisation not the problem for England’s water, says author of review

Piper James autopsy finds ‘evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites’

Week in wildlife: a proud eagle, an adorable axolotl and a goofy seal

Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022

Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape

MPs ask Serious Fraud Office to investigate UK home insulation sector

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed

Canada aquarium that threatened to kill its whales wants to sell them to US

Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks

New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan

Nearly 200 arrested in cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon

Tower Hamlets mayor acted unlawfully in attempted removal of LTN schemes

Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds

A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says

Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

Schools, airports, high-rise towers: architects urged to get ‘bamboo-ready’

Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds

What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty

Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say

Scientific rigour and the dangers of microplastics | Letters

Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to sweep across US this weekend

Sydney Water blames food outlets for illegally adding to fatberg. But restaurants say ‘if it’s a problem, it’s their problem’

Why are British people so obsessed with bins? | Polly Hudson

Toby Carvery owner faces eviction from north London site for felling ancient oak

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Plantwatch: Neighbouring plants warn each other about incoming stress

New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant

Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers

No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn

Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says

🌎 Clean energy rollbacks short-circuit in court

Huge amounts of extra land needed for RFK Jr’s meat-heavy diet guidelines

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?

The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

Men charged with contract killing of Indigenous leader to go on trial in Peru

Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change

Intense geomagnetic storms could make auroras visible in southern US

Australia’s largest coal power plant to operate for an additional two years which green groups say is a ‘disaster’

Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul

Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims

Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide

‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave