Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects. The German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the…

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The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap. India is attempting to do something the world has…

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While there are fears that people harvesting their food could put pressure on habitats, some ecologists suggest responsible foraging can boost conservation and biodiversity. Angus…

Weather system tied to warming sea surface expected to intensify in fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027. El Niño , a recurring climate phenomenon marked by…

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes. Middle East crisis – live updates. The closure of the…

In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with…

Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades

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The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may…

Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke. UK plastic…

Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation. One hunger striker in an immigration…

Experts say layoffs, reduced disease surveillance and Medicaid cuts have made the foodborne parasite more difficult to track and contain. As soon as Michigan detected the first…

BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made

The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources

Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils. Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste,…

Okra holds a special place in many African-descended communities, and a Canadian farmer with Jamaican roots is growing a very old variety. When Nicole Austin was growing up in…

At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can…

Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate. Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making…

As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK

Court documents allege Aaron Farinacci, who faces slew of arson charges, set 25 fires in Spokane area over past year. The 37-year-old man accused of sparking a devastating fire in…

Cristian Lucañas has discovered multiple species of cockroach in the Philippines, and believes there’s far more to the much-maligned insect than meets the eye. When Cristian…

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to reporter Maria Godoy about how parents can wade through the noise and opinions to find information to help keep their kids healthy

Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday

The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny

A rare turtle is being flown home to the Caribbean Sea after being found washed up in Wales

Habitats belonging to snakes and rare moths have been destroyed after the wildfires this summer

A comprehensive assessment of England's waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement

The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago

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More than 20 million households have been placed under hosepipe bans due to higher demand and low rainfall

Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output

Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions. Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s…

After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tactics. The Mexican…

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked

Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities. Miquette Thompson’s home in rural…

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Footage captured by a civil servant shows capybaras calmly roaming the entrance hall of the legislative assembly building in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The large rodents are regular…

The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anaemia

Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station

Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986

Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be

The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. Roberts…

More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?

Derick Bowler says even if he won the lottery he knows he would not be able to stop nature

For many, a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for a dedicated few, it's a deep passion

The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur

Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless…

A new study tests the scent of fathers and newborns recognition of dad's smell

Skywatchers are set to witness two major celestial events next week, with a deep partial solar eclipse followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower

Bird charity's longest serving volunteer helps achieve big success in boosting species recovery

A woman who runs a waste collection firm says she was warned not to get involved in the industry

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The farm in Cockermouth is undergoing a 30-year project to boost wildlife there

Footage of people in Alderney catching the best view in the British Isles of the solar eclipse

NPR's science podcast rounds up new studies about a wandering black hole, humans' ability to detect AI-generated text, and the impact of cougars on vehicle-deer collisions

The surprising science of how drought affects the health of our soils

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Will the US army benefit from testing its male soldiers for testosterone levels?

What’s the point of having a treaty banning nukes in space if we can’t spot them?