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…