Eton v the sea trout: college’s land sale sparks fears of river pollution

Two of the UK’s oldest institutions – Eton College and trout fishing – are heading for…

How to fill out slug-munched beds | Alys Fowler

It was going so well, all your babies standing tall and fine, and then munch, munch,…

Weatherwatch: why Sri Lanka’s climate varies so much despite its size

From the heat of Colombo to the relative cool of ‘Little England’, altitude is one factor…

‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse

Tourists line the air-conditioned casino labyrinths amid record temperatures – but many locals are not able…

Country diary: a tale of two fritillaries

On the horizon, the pines are black – dappled emerald when the clouds allow. I am…

The whale sentinel: two decades of watching humpback numbers boom

He may have seen it tens of thousands of times before but when Wayne Reynolds spots…

Net zero by 2050? Over our dead body, bolshie Nationals tell Scott Morrison | Katharine Murphy

The ‘new energy economy’ unfolding all around us is once again hostage to Australia’s gruesome, internecine…

Kiwi wars: the golden fruit fuelling a feud between New Zealand and China

One firm’s attempt to regain control of illegal cultivation shows Wellington’s lack of leverage over its…

High greenhouse gas emitters should pay for carbon they produce, says IMF

Companies with high greenhouse gas emissions should be subject to a carbon price of $75 a…

‘Human swan’ to make 3,000-mile UK flight to raise climate awareness