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Ripple100/Getty In the Kimberley, Martuwarra – also called the Fitzroy River – is far more than a waterway. It is one of Australia’s largest and most intact river systems. It flows about 730...

As Premier League prices rise, growing numbers of supporters are seeking out something closer, cheaper and more human in non-league football The post The rise of community-led football appea...

The MoD wants to put 27 giant radar dishes in Pembrokeshire, which campaigners have strongly opposed.

Whitelee Windfarm has been producing electricity for about 20 years on a stretch of moorland near Eaglesham but is reaching the end of its life.

Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants workers to ditch the suit and tie for t-shirts, trainers - and shorts.

Pakhnyushchyy/Getty Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). But it faces domestic gas shortages by the 2030s as old gasfields run dry. Gas exports...

The final report from a scientific panel recommends Jersey Water adheres to a lower PFAS levels.

The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

UK bumblebees could suffer sharp falls in their numbers as heatwaves become more frequent.

A bold new building in the Netherlands promises to showcase solutions to global problems – and encourage positive action The post ‘A place of hope and solutions’: the building promising a b...

Storm surges up to 4ft are possible along parts of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, officials say.

The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.

Joao Paulo Burini In the United States, Google’s (now Alphabet) Debug initiative has asked the federal government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised male mosquitoes in Cal...

The US president raised the issue with the the Canadian prime minister while the pair attended the World Cup Final in New Jersey.

Inspired by olden days ice houses, this underground fridge uses the earth’s stable temperature to keep food cool The post The underground fridge that keeps food cool – even in a heatwave ap...

A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.

We visit Langford Lakes nature reserve in Wiltshire, home to the River Wylye chalk stream.

The protest-hit Sustainable Farming Scheme has been introduced after almost a decade in development.

The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty In 2019, China was a minor player in Australia’s car market. Seven years later, it’s now the biggest supplier of new vehicles overall – including about 80% of Austr...

iStock/Getty Images Plus The unprecedented flooding in New South Wales in 2022 killed 13 people across the state, left 4,000 properties uninhabitable and damaged a further 10,900 homes. Lism...

Jill Ferry/Getty Images Rooftop solar has emerged as one of the more unexpected policy contests of New Zealand’s election campaign. National has proposed low-interest, rates-based loans for...

Food waste is a resource like water and should be kept in communities, compost champions say.

A scientist says Britain could be on the verge of a bumper summer for butterflies.

The incoming PM is expected to announce fresh support for the North Sea from day one of his premiership.

Endangered birds are the stars of one of five new shows at Kynren as part of conservation plans.

A hot and dry spring means a greater variety and more butterflies across the UK, a charity says.

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.

India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.

Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.

It is the longest dry spell in 30 years for parts of England as the UK heatwave reaches 14 days.

Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.

Simon King looks at the threats posed to airline operations by hotter weather and rising sea levels.

West Cumbria Rivers Trust says eel numbers have fallen by 90% in the last 30 years.

Advances in forensic science are disrupting the illegal wildlife trade – and are documented in a new photo series The post In pictures: How forensic science is helping tackle wildlife poachi...

Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a five-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs roughly one tonne. He was born on the Tasman Peninsula in Octob...

Heath wins for El Salvador and Cambodia, a ‘step forward for ocean protection’, and an elusive new species, plus more The post What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus...