environment
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EDF set to give green light to Hinkley Point nuclear projectFrench energy company widely expected to approve UK’s first new nuclear plant in a generation at board meeting -
The 'human sensor' making Manchester's air pollution visibleThe hi-tech illuminated costumes worn by media artist Kasia Molga reveal changes in urban air pollution and bring together art and science
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Biodiversity greater inside Earth's protected areas, study findsScientists show for the first time that there are 15% more individual plants and animals and 11% more species inside terrestrial conservation zones -
The Africans buying sunshine with their phonesSolar-powered electricity units are removing the need for dangerous kerosene lamps and allowing Africans to stay connected
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Great Barrier Reef oil spill: foreign ship faces prosecution after 12-month huntQueensland authorities say they have identified the vessel that spilled up to 15 tonnes of oil off Cape Upstart in July 2015
talking points
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Roundabout arguments can't disguise Sydney's cycling laws are taking the public for a ride
Bike blog Roundabout arguments can't disguise Sydney's cycling laws are taking the public for a ride
Massive increases in fines for riding without a helmet or running a red light are just the latest in the city’s ignoble history of deciding cyclists are a problem -
Climate models are accurately predicting ocean and global warmingJohn Abraham: A new study from my colleagues and I vindicates climate models, which are accurately predicting the rate of ocean heat accumulation
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multimedia
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People run from floods in Nepal – videoAmateur video shot on Tuesday shows floods in Butwal, a village in the the Rupandehi district of Nepal
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Rhinoceros calf responds to his name – videoWarren, the rhino calf, responds to being called while on a walk with his carers at the Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa on Monday
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Mangroves and incomes flourish as Sri Lanka's women promote conservation – in picturesA new project in Sri Lanka offers training and loans to women to start sustainable businesses as an alternative to cutting mangroves, and commits them to help replant degraded areas of the mangrove forests
key issues
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WildlifeWildlifeBiodiversity greater inside Earth's protected areas, study findsScientists show for the first time that there are 15% more individual plants and animals and 11% more species inside terrestrial conservation zones
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Climate changeClimate changeOil and gas industry events 'polluting' Democratic convention, say activistsEnvironmentalists say panels sponsored by the main fossil fuel lobby group undermine the party platform’s stance on energy and climate change
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EnergyEnergyHinkley Point C: should the £18bn nuclear power station be built?EDF’s decision to go ahead with the £18bn project comes after a decade of debate about its pros and cons
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PollutionPollutionThe 'human sensor' making Manchester's air pollution visibleThe hi-tech illuminated costumes worn by media artist Kasia Molga reveal changes in urban air pollution and bring together art and science
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FoodFoodFive Star mayor of Turin to create Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’New administration raises hackles of Piedmont’s famous meat producers by pledging to promote vegetarianism as a priority
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Ethical and green livingEthical and green livingThe Africans buying sunshine with their phonesSolar-powered electricity units are removing the need for dangerous kerosene lamps and allowing Africans to stay connected
James Cameron calls Donald Trump a 'madman' over climate change denial