El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

Organisers say world must revive its spiritual relationship with food as climate crisis and conflict disrupt food security

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming

Plant diversity differentially affects trophic interactions across ecosystems.

Even voters for far-right and Eurosceptic parties back closer relations, polling says

Conservation groups warn slashing Darwin Initiative will put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back efforts to halt decline in nature

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics

Many of those who love spending time in Britain’s green places say it is awe-inspiring, calming and therapeutic

The combination of urbanization and global warming leads to urban overheating and compounds the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events due to …

Most people have joyful memories of playing outside as children – and now wildlife charities are urging people to ‘rewild their inner child’

Quasi-experimental analysis of the effects of Ethiopia’s protected areas on environmental and human wellbeing is combined with surveys of conservation professionals to explore why improving protected ...

People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures

How conflict-prone brood-site pollination mutualisms persist remains a central question in evolutionary ecology.1,2,3,4 We demonstrate that a single, …

Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets

Five “missing” bird species — not seen, heard or documented in the wild for a decade or more — were “found” in 2025, according to the 2026 annual update to the Lost Birds List. It’s a tally of species...

When it comes to theology, Donald Trump’s vice-president clearly knows best. Are we about to see an American break with Rome, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Humans are more sensitive to the smell of rain than sharks are to blood. And rain has some surprising benefits for our bodies too – especially when it comes to our mood.

Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

A total £90 million funding for species recovery across England

Genetic engineering of a yeast strain provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybee colonies.

Only half of the calories produced on croplands are available as food for human consumption, West, Paul C, Gerber, James S, Cassidy, Emily S, Stiffman, Samuel

Sterols are stabilizing components of membranes and hormone precursors in eukaryotes. Honeybees incorporate a subset of pollen-derived sterols into th…

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced

The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybee

The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive

Explosions reported across the Middle East as Iran hits back after major attack by US and Israel

Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancers

So much for neutrality — Grok confessed to 27 right-wing biases, from defending Elon Musk at all costs to pushing Israeli propaganda