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Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after tadpoles rescued from ashes of black summer fires

Firework noise limit should be drastically cut to protect wild animals, UK government told

Funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis has stalled, says UN

How a scientist went from hero to traitor in a US water crisis - video

Rogue UK energy bosses and brokers face crackdown on mis-selling

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How penguin poo is making Antarctic snow melt faster

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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

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Kashmir’s potato pits are vanishing – and generations of knowledge could be buried for ever

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UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm

Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’

Snowy Hydro 2.0 executives awarded bonuses totalling $751,925 despite cost blowout

New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants

North America’s most widely distributed game bird is under threat

Brazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels

UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre

UK ministers told not to engage formally with Indian mega-zoo after lobbying

Red gold from purple flowers: saffron harvest in Kashmir – in pictures

Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup

‘It’s really, really unusual’: tender bond between male donkey and bull baffles scientists

Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives

Greenpeace activists create ‘boulder barrier’ in North Sea to deter industrial fishing

A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county

Europe could face colder weather as polar vortex weakens

Google search has gone from being very handy to useless | First Dog on the Moon

‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean

Cryosphere faces permanent damage when world overshoots 1.5C, scientists warn

Colorado community fights plan to use drones to spray weed killer

Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature

Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory

Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills

‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

Australia’s best photos of the month – October 2026

Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report

The Iran war is deepening the US energy crisis. A bad winter is ahead | Mark Wolfe

Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader

Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill

Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey

Healey’s budget cuts mean Britain is likely to miss green heating targets

Week in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals

How many of these official creature kindness badges have you earned? | First Dog on the Moon

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail

Migrating seabirds face a surprising problem: jet lag

Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds

Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

A new wave of electric ferries is here in the US. Some even fly

Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank

Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California