Car-free neighbourhoods: the unlikely new frontline in the culture wars

Covid measures to encourage cycling and walking in UK cities should have been a victory for…

Who needs SUVs? Dear Keir, walk to the tailor next time

Labour’s leader is one of millions who should realise that large 4x4s have no place on…

‘Crossroads of the climate crisis’: swing state Arizona grapples with deadly heat

Maricopa county is home to America’s hottest city, where deaths from the heat are weighing on…

Born in the ice age, humankind now faces the age of fire – and Australia is on the frontline | Tom Griffiths

The bushfires and the plague are symptoms of something momentous unfolding on Earth – an acceleration…

Jacaranda trees in bloom: photographs from Guardian Australia readers

Purple patches across Australia are captured in this selection of shots from a ‘secret garden’ to…

‘An incredible scar’: the harsh toll of Trump’s 400-mile wall through national parks

Samuel Gilbert visited four distinct wilderness areas near the new border wall, which is fragmenting critically…

Huge spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered on MoD training site

Described as ‘gorgeous’ by the man who found it, the great fox-spider has not been seen…

‘They give me the willies’: scientist who vacuumed murder hornets braces for fight

Chris Looney helped dismantle the first nest of Asian giant hornets in the US. Now he’s…

Country diary: boulderers make the most of the rocky terrain

Llanberis, Gwynedd: They felt at the initial holds, arms taking their weight, toes stabbing at edges…

Butterflywatch: is UK experiencing a clouded yellow autumn?

The dynamic migratory butterfly looks to be sticking around beyond the summer I was strolling across…