Editorial: Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who attempted a coup against him

A pushback against big datacentres. Plus: Steve Reich at 90

Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone Rossi

Gliding king penguins, a sugar thief rosella and a bin brush turkey are among the winning and shortlisted photos

Perhaps you lost your home or possessions in a wildfire, or your mountain business has been affected by glacial retreat and snow scarcity

Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead

This sweet-and-sour combo is possibly one of the quirkiest flavours out there – epic served with waffles and bacon, it’s one for true pickle fanatics

The trains may be running late, but the Western Slopes project is already attracting birds and insects on lands around the high-speed railway

Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four year, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise

Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska

Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts

Fish and shellfish populations were falling rapidly as scallop dredgers devastated the seabed, but local activists and small-scale fishers battled hard to protect their coastline

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

More species are squeezing in an extra generation before colder weather arrives

Camborne, Cornwall: There will be more storms like Goretti and more fires next summer, but we can make the landscape more resilient

National Trust says latest figures encouraging – with numbers of birds on the rise – but work still to be done

Kalpana Nepali was seven months pregnant when the catastrophic flash floods hit last month, while Pooja Pariyal spent three days on a hospital roof waiting to be rescued. Now, they are living precariously in temporary shelters

Six months ago, Samba made a brave, unprecedented escape from Marwell zoo. Her life on the lam continues today. We join the team hunting desperately to find her in the Hampshire countryside

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council

Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses

Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent

District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated

Bogong numbers dropped up to 99.5% between 2017 and 2019, but wetter and cooler conditions are thought to be behind the recent surge

Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared to July 2024, data shows

As gold prices surge, illegal mining has laid waste to swathes of Tambopata National Reserve’s rainforest

If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures

Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget

Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority

Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile

The Marches, Shropshire: On a day of micro-dramas past and present, we witness a Welsh victory over the English, just as it was 861 years ago

Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey interview energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh live at Labour conference in Liverpool

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production

Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health

Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’; last week they received the alarming results

EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war

Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue

The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast

River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to account

Traditional woods have had a good innings but rising temperatures mean the need to find alternatives is pressing

Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island

Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies wander the village and townsfolk care for them together

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’

29 September 1926: As someone was playing the piano in a neighbouring house, the moth flew up to the flowers and retired in an unbroken movement

Bedmond, Hertfordshire: The entire Serge Hill project is a haven for humans and wildlife, and there’s much to find in its collection of drought-tolerant plants

Tom Calver has sacrificed milk yields to give his cows a more varied diet of plants and believes the result is better cheese and richer farmland

Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldog