A Joe Biden victory could push Scott Morrison – and the world – on climate change

International action on emissions reduction will get a huge shot in the arm if the US…

Net zero: what if Australia misses the moment on climate action?

Three of Australia’s biggest trading partners have recently committed to go ‘carbon-neutral’. Experts say it’s the…

‘A tourniquet for things to come’: victims and frontline workers say busg findings don’t go far enough

Australia’s black summer killed 33 people, destroyed thousands of homes and devastated native wildlife. Those affected…

‘No predators, plenty to eat’: New Zealand struggles with plague of peacocks

Farmers complain feral birds eat pasture their livestock depend on, and their numbers are increasing thanks…

US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste – study

US population may also be third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution The US and UK produce…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including an ant tug of war…

Humans pushing North Atlantic right whale to extinction faster than believed

New modelling says just 356 remain – down from 409 last year The 70 breeding females…

Chameleon last seen a century ago rediscovered in Madagascar

Scientists find several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during expedition Scientists have found an elusive chameleon…

New sensor offers a window into the secret lives of Britain’s rarest bats

Device makes it inexpensive to monitor sites previously too hazardous or difficult for volunteers to enter…

Plant inspectors and rising prices: UK garden industry set for Brexit shock

Nurseries say doubling up of regulations will mean a rise in costs and EU suppliers going…