A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

When I use measurements of something (like atmospheric CO2) to estimate its growth rate (how fast it’s increasing or decreasing), I have to choose a “time scale” on which to do so…

Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in

“To claim that he’s an antisemite is the peak of absurdity,” said Yehonatan Ovadia’s lawyer.

In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...

The business that manages the King’s land has put wind farm projects at risk with move away from capped fees for developers, a University of Oxford study warns

Texas has removed climate change courses from core curriculum at public universities. Ignoring climate change will not serve the state.

Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority The world faces a “narrowing window” to restore forests essential for food security and resistance to the climate emergency, a United Nations report has warned. More than 489m hectares (1.2bn acres) of forests have been cleared since 1990, while an even greater area is degraded, the world body said in a call for governments to make forest restoration a national priority. Continue reading...

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

Lithium-ion batteries hidden inside discarded vapes are creating a growing challenge for waste operators - with thousands of battery fires occurring across the UK's waste system.

Stretching over 3,800 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest continuous area of land to appear on the market in 50 years. Its sale creates a uni...

Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.

Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law

Reform’s embrace of this new violent racist street movement risks ending Farage’s last remaining hopes of ever becoming Prime Minister

How organized crime in Cyprus is killing Europe's songbirds—and why it matters to all of Europe

Why the easiest story about the energy transition is misleading.

The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods currently besieging Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt, experts say.