Nearly a century after the extinction of the paradise parrot, a tiny team is trying to protect its cousin – by using land clearing In 1922, Cyril Jerrard captured the first and only photographs of the paradise parrot, the only Australian bird to be off…
‘Apocalyptic’ scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire
The city is surrounded by flames. On the ground, there are tales of heroism – and fear for the futureLittle had prepared any of us on the Athens-bound flight for the sight of the great fire-induced clouds that swept either side of the plane as it made …
We’re on the brink of catastrophe, warns Tory climate chief
Cop26 meeting is last chance, says Alok Sharma as he backs UK’s plan for new oil and gas fieldsGovernment censured for gaffe after gaffe in run-up to Cop26The world will soon face “catastrophe” from climate breakdown if urgent action is not taken, the …
The liar, the witch and the wardrobe – cartoon
Boris Johnson, Priti Patel and the Conservative party give their own take on Narnia• You can order your copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
‘Olympian’ bat killed by cat after record flight from UK to Russia
Nathusius’ pipistrelle weighing just 8g flew 1,254 miles across EuropeA tiny record-breaking “Olympian” bat flew more than 1,200 miles from London to Russia but ended up being killed by a cat.The female Nathusius’ pipistrelle bat, weighing only 8g, was…
The woman who rifles through New York’s garbage – exposing the city’s excesses
Anna Sacks documents her ‘trash walks’ on social media, shining a light on the everyday shame and indignity of producing and living with so much wasteOn an ordinary street in the middle of Manhattan, Anna Sacks gets ready to rifle through the trash. Bu…
Young country diary: it’s ‘Mary Berry’ picking season again
South Wales: It’s summer time and our gooseberry bush is full of fruit (and thorns)The gooseberries are growing again. In Welsh they are called eirin Mair, berries of Mary, or “Mary berry” as my dad says. This year we collected about 200 of them from t…
Young country diary: what’s up with the ladybird?
West Essex: I spot a ladybird in the bush in our garden. But wait! there’s something strange about itIt’s a mild, sunny day and I’m helping in the garden – which means keeping everyone company and chatting away, like the pretty robin that always comes …
Ever heard a shrew warble? Secret sounds of small mammals revealed
Discover how bat detectors are used to capture the hypersonic world of voles, shrews and wood mice – and listen in yourselfIt sounds like the alarm call of a macaque but is in fact the slowed-down squeak of a pygmy shrew. This warbling call is an insig…
‘A sample of hell’: Rohingya forced to rebuild camps again after deadly floods
At least 21,000 refugees displaced after heavy rain devastates Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the areaThe process of rebuilding has begun once again for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh after a week o…