Recycling textile waste: ‘A solution exists, we can’t go backwards’

An Australian startup working on a process to recycle textiles by turning worn-out fabric into raw…

The $5,000 lakeside house: bargain Australian home comes with water view – while it lasts

Menindee Lake has filled again after recent rain, but government plans could leave Sunset Strip and…

A printmaker’s paean to moths – in pictures

British printmaker Sarah Gillespie was drawn to moths because they’re “overlooked and underloved”. Then she found…

Johan Rockström: ‘We need bankers as well as activists… we have 10 years to cut emissions by half’

The eminent Earth scientist argues that we cannot just wait for the world order to change…

Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years

For years, the people of Mead, Nebraska, have worried about the ethanol plant that moved into…

‘I needed growing space’: why I escaped to the country

In February this year, my partner, Chris, and I left London with a car full of…

Non-fungible tokens aren’t a harmless digital fad – they’re a disaster for our planet | Adam Greenfield

If you happen to count yourself among those appalled by the seemingly unstoppable rise of NFTs,…

Dwarf pansy blooms on tiny Scilly island after 16-year absence

The tiny island of Tean was once home to a single resident, a modest chapel, diminutive…

Hair waste from salons recycled to mop up oil spills on sea shores

Hair cuttings from salons are being used to mop up oil spills and hair bleaches, and…

Flights v flamingos: can Barcelona wildlife reserve survive airport expansion?

The silence is so complete it is easy to forget you are only a few minutes’…