Environment

How birdwatching’s biggest record threw its online community into chaos

In late 2023, Peter Kaestner was about to log his 10,000th bird species seen in the wild. Then Jason Mann showed up

Kari Paul

24, Mar, 2024 @4:00 PM

Children of the flood: what can lands lost to rising waters tell us?

From Atlantis to Noah, humans have always been fascinated by stories of sunken lands. But what do modern losses, such as Pett Level in Sussex and Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, say about our climate-change predicament?

Sally Howard

24, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM

Ernie the owl to retire after 30 years at Warwick Castle

African Verreaux’s eagle owl to make final flyover during Easter holidays before move to Yorkshire Dales

Guardian staff and agencies

24, Mar, 2024 @11:48 AM

Young country diary: What was barking in the woods at night? | Eilidh

Rugby, West Midlands: We got so much great footage on the night-time camera, even if our cat, Jaffa, tried to steal the show

23, Mar, 2024 @11:01 AM

Young country diary: The day I became more garlic than girl | Alice

Wye Valley, Herefordshire: The wild garlic was everywhere, carpeting the floor and filling my nose (and mouth). Spring is surely coming!

Alice

23, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM

‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to bleaching tragedy

Tour boat divers have long borne witness to mass bleaching events. Once reluctant to wade into discussions about global heating, they are now opening up

Graham Readfearn

22, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms

Campaigners say government is failing to match major step forward as bloc prepares to introduce ‘polluter pays’ principle

Helena Horton and Sandra Laville

22, Mar, 2024 @11:55 AM

Weather tracker: Tornadoes hit central US, killing three

Elsewhere, record-breaking snowfall in Japan and unseasonally high temperatures in South Sudan

James Parrish (Metdesk)

22, Mar, 2024 @11:05 AM

How one German village exemplifies the cancer risk from wood burning

Residential heating with wood or coal can lead to significant air pollution, even in rural communities, researchers say

Gary Fuller

22, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

Country diary: The air carries the faint fragrance of spring awakening | Claire Stares

River Itchen, Eastleigh, Hampshire: As we take our monthly swim, goat willows dip towards the water, and red-tailed bumblebees ping-pong between daffodils

Claire Stares

22, Mar, 2024 @5:30 AM

Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN

World water development report warns that access is major source of conflict between countries

Fiona Harvey Environment editor

21, Mar, 2024 @11:01 PM

Scottish grouse moors to be licensed in attempt to protect birds of prey

MSPs vote for controls as it emerges another hen harrier has vanished in area ‘notorious’ for persecution

Severin Carrell Scotland editor

21, Mar, 2024 @6:14 PM

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