Australia’s extraordinary and vulnerable animals – in pictures

A long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) eating fungi. The way they use their long, slightly curved claws…

‘I’m profoundly sad, I feel guilty’: scientists reveal their personal fears about the climate crisis

In 2014, Joe Duggan started reaching out to climate scientists to ask them a question: how…

Brexit ‘opportunity to ban supertrawlers from UK waters’

Brexit offers the perfect opportunity to ban industrial supertrawler fishing boats from UK waters, according to…

More cows than people: America’s beef capital of the world – in pictures

Texas is home to the largest cattle population in the US, with about 13 million animals…

Climate activists demand budget plan for low-carbon future

Climate campaigners are urging the government to set out a clear plan for a low-carbon future…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

An egret passes a tree branch to another during the breeding season at the Daan Forest…

Return of the burbot: ‘great lost fish’ to be reintroduced to UK

Forget dreams of wolves, bears or lynx – the next animal to be restored to the…

Europe’s cities are leading the fight against xenophobia and the climate crisis | Ada Colau

Conservative politicians have long declared there is no alternative to capitalism. Many of capitalism’s cruelties, from…

Morrison government to stop funding international collaboration on shift to zero emissions

The Morrison government has told researchers at two of Australia’s leading universities it will break a…

The race to save Polesia, Europe’s secret Amazon

On the banks of the Pripyat River lies a forest. On a crisp winter afternoon with…