‘Everything is burning’: Argentina’s delta fires rage out of control
A raging fire described as “completely out of control” is threatening one of South America’s major…
European commission orders France to outlaw ‘barbaric’ glue traps for birds
France is to outlaw trapping birds using sticks covered in glue after the European commission threatened…
Life and death: what readers in Australia are seeing post-bushfires
From the eerie absence of birdsong to green shoots sprouting from burnt-out trees, Guardian readers in…
Use of plastic bags in England drops by 59% in a year
Shoppers’ use of plastic carrier bags in England has continued to fall – by 59% in…
Small crustacean can fragment microplastics in four days, study finds
Small crustaceans can fragment microplastics into pieces smaller than a cell within 96 hours, a study…
‘Now it is your turn’: John Lewis issues call to action in posthumous op-ed
The late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis authored the op-ed shortly before his death.…
The four types of climate denier, and why you should ignore them all | Damian Carrington
A new book, described as “deeply and fatally flawed” by an expert reviewer, recently reached the…
KFC admits a third of its chickens suffer painful inflammation
Fast food giant KFC has laid bare the realities of chicken production after admitting to poor…
My idea of happiness? A strimmer and a bramble-choked path
The bane of walkers’ lives is overgrown, impassable paths. We are blessed with many public footpaths…
Quarter of native UK mammals at imminent risk of extinction
A quarter of Britain’s native mammals are “at imminent risk of extinction”, according to the scientists…