Author of government study says Treasury resistance to green spending programmes could halt progress to net zero Imposing “premature austerity” again will undermine the fight against climate change and stop poorer households going green, one of the wor…
Micro marvels: Levon Biss captures seeds close up – in pictures
“As a boy, my main interest in nature was finding the tallest tree to climb,” says the British photographer Levon Biss. However, after travelling the world, his curiosity shifted to nature’s most minuscule structures. For his photo series The Hidden Be…
Russian firefighting plane crashes in southern Turkey
Eight Russian and Turkish crew members and emergency workers killed trying to land in Adana provinceA firefighting plane from Russia crashed on Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and emergency workers aboa…
Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace our gas boilers?
The fuels we use to warm our homes create a carbon burden. Systems that capture ambient heat could offer a solutionOne of the greatest contributors to pollution is such a part of everyday life it is easily overlooked: the fossil fuels used in our homes…
Flooding death toll passes 57 in Turkey’s Black Sea region
People thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings in Bozkurt as rescuers search for survivorsFamilies of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death toll from the r…
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Roadkill placed on ‘sky tables’ to lure rare birds of prey
Farmers are laying out carcasses to tempt vultures and eagles back to the UK countrysideWhen a griffon vulture last year graced the UK with its presence, awed birdwatchers from across the country gathered in the Derbyshire moors in the hope of catching…
‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots
The makers of robot weeders say the machines can reduce pesticide use and be part of a more sustainable food systemIn the corner of an Ohio field, a laser-armed robot inches through a sea of onions, zapping weeds as it goes.This field doesn’t belong to…
Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfallMore than a million people have been urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, leaving at least one dead and…
Young country diary: welcome to the world of mini-beasts!
Cambridgeshire: At normal size I can see a beetle below, but what if I am beetle-sized?Imagine you are shrinking, becoming so small that the grass towers over you. Welcome to the territory … of mini-beasts! Wandering down my garden, I feel the summer s…
How to tidy up an unruly garden | Alys Fowler
A little judicious pruning and deadleafing goes a long way towards treating weather-battered plants Rain, wind, sun, rain, wind, sun: this summer’s varied weather has led to a lot of lank growth, which means things are flopping all over the place, or r…