‘A distressing reality’: our beautiful planet under threat – in pictures

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Plantwatch: the trees that synchronise reproduction around summer solstice

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‘Your plastic is here’: how Easter Island copes with 500 pieces of rubbish an hour washing ashore

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Country diary: A wild place that should be treasured, not bulldozed | Mark Cocker

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EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade

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A cat: ‘They smoked pipes, played dice’ | Helen Sullivan

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Indoors at breaktime: the school in a London office block

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Weather tracker: Mexico and southern Texas brace for torrential rain

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‘It can feel like a detective story’: birders asked to help find 126 ‘lost’ bird species

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From LED bulbs to living plants: German theatre tackles climate crisis on and off stage

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