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Seals, puffins and sunshine: snorkelling trip to remote British island gives young carers a taste of the sea

Commonwealth Bank urged to repay fees of 2 million low-income customers after posting record profit

Warm autumns could be a driver in monarch butterflies’ decline

‘Deceptively cute’ ancient whale with razor-sharp teeth and eyes the size of tennis balls discovered in Australia

Aukus laws will mean anywhere in Australia could be potential nuclear waste dump, critics say

Vape sellers to pay disposal costs under plans to end UK’s ‘throwaway culture’

Swimming and boating in thousands more English waterways than thought, data finds

All the buzz: US dog helps researchers identify bacteria that harms honeybees

Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires

Risks of climate crisis to Australia’s economy and environment are ‘intense and scary’, unreleased government report says

Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans

Tuesday briefing: Why England’s homes are built to bake – and what’s being done about it

Woman sentenced to prison for importing illegal cacti and plants to Australia in fake lingerie packages

Experts discuss plans to save water as dry conditions worsen across England

🌎 Your NYCW cheat sheet #258

Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds

‘Death spiral’: Mekong River megafish have shrunk by half, study reveals

Colorado deploys more than 1,000 firefighters to battle two huge blazes

UK taxpayers on hook as failed Cumbria coalmine investors sue government

Firefighters tackle wildfires across southern Europe – video

Flooding hits midwest as Milwaukee experiences second wettest day ever

Waste from agricultural plant poisoned US town’s water with Pfas, lawsuits allege

Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low

Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C

Farmers displaced by $1.5bn Trump golf course reportedly being offered rice and cash

Court bans fishing in Pacific protected area overriding Trump officials’ rollback

Low-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homes

From shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheating

The Guardian view on climate finance: crumbling under a second Trump presidency | Editorial

Wildfires close Mount Vesuvius trails while fierce blazes continue in France

Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual

A huge stick insect has been discovered in Australia. Here’s why that’s important | Gwen Pearson

‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles

See how aerosols loft through Earth’s sky

Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event

🌎 The data center report we promise you haven't read

Asian hornet’s unique buzz may hold secret to containing invasive species

Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts evacuations for thousands in California

New York energy company ramps up disconnections as it seeks 11% price hike

‘Top marks’ for sharp-eyed snappers as UK nets new butterfly species

Heat alert for England as temperatures forecast to climb back above 30C

England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds

Week in wildlife: a very long stick insect and a bouncing bettong

The elephant whisperer: one Thai woman’s lifelong quest to protect a rescued herd

Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA

UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons