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Letter: Prof Phoebe Barnard and Liliana Karesh say we are at a crossroads of humanity, and governments around the work need to draft new constitutions to navigate the future more wisely

Threats of floods, storms, bushfires and heatwaves are making summer holidays difficult to plan and navigate for tourists.

County Meath, Ireland: The very existence of this 5,000-year-old monument, called Newgrange, is remarkable enough. On the shortest day it has truly magical qualities

Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB

Scientists are working on a way to predict bluebottle infestations to let swimmers know whether heading to the beach is worth the trip.

Researchers say species is second-longest living mammal on Earth after bowhead whales

Cyclone Chido was an “intense tropical cyclone”, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts approaching 155mph (250km/hr). Later on, it hit Mozambique, East Africa with the same ferocity.

Brief letters: Yoghurt tops | The unceasing evil of brussels sprouts | Cheddar Gorge | Property developers | Old Etonians

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked. Squirt had notoriously accurate aim.

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some foods…

As the deadly fungal disease tightens its grip, scientific efforts to protect ash trees are advancing