David Attenborough is not just a national treasure: he is also the most radical person on TV | Jonathan Liew
A billboard of David Attenborough, to celebrate his 100th birthday, at Piccadilly Circus, London, 8 May 2026. Photograph: BBC Studios/Ocean…
Smuggled in syringes: how Nairobi became a nexus for the black market in giant harvester ants
Giant African harvester ants at work in Silole sanctuary in Kenya | Dino Martins Court cases in Kenya point to…
Honduras mayor arrested for masterminding environmentalist’s killing
Adan Funez was one of three men arrested this week over alleged involvement in the shooting of activist Juan Lopez.
Why the Iran war is threatening whales near South Africa
Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes.
‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed
Green algae on Saint-Michel-en-Grève Beach in Brittany. Photograph: François Lepage/Hans Lucas for The GuardianAfter a series of deaths on the…
‘London is a case study in hope’: Sadiq Khan on 10 years as mayor
Sadiq Khan: ‘It would take the harshest critic not to say we are a greener, safer, fairer city.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty…
Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures
National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable…
‘A long road ahead’: could community car-sharing help UK hit climate targets?
Tilton launched its electric car club in 2023, which allows residents to hire vehicles by the hour or the day.…
Satellite images show likely oil slick off Iran’s Kharg Island
Satellite images have captured a suspected oil slick spanning dozens of square kilometres near Iran’s Kharg Island.
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
A visualisation of Greystoke’s proposed Elsham Tech Park in north Lincolnshire. Photograph: Elsham Tech Park brochureView image in fullscreenA visualisation…