‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park

This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly | Chaitanya Kumar

Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour

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Asia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war

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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot

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Ben Jennings on changes to bin collections in England – cartoon

‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico

UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds

Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

Trump’s Iran war and drilling push show ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel era

‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?

More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters

Vanuatu Indigenous leaders raise concerns over plans to build resort for cruise tourists

‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers

Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy

I discovered the elusive chestnut mining bee in New York after a gap of 119 years

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

Sarah Lee captures the wonders of spring – in pictures

Monday briefing: Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?

LA county sheriff’s deputy dies after medical emergency during relay race

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding

A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

We’ve been coming to this waterhole for 30 years. Like the creek we’ve been rearranged – ravaged by time but still shining | Jessie Cole

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it

Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her

Striking it licky: rare tongue-shaped fungus found for first time in UK

Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones, study finds

Is foraging really feasible to feed myself?

Week in wildlife: a flying rodent, a duty-free possum and an emerald viper

Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

More than 6m vapes and pods discarded weekly in UK despite single-use ban, study finds

Two salon owners wanted to go zero-waste. Could they do it and keep their business afloat?

EPA approves sale of higher-ethanol fuel in bid to lower gas prices

Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis

Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks

Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds

Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?

‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot