MSF staff abused Sudanese refugees in sex-for-food scandal

Some victims said they chose not to speak out because they feared staff would cut off access to aid.

Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find

Geochronologists say Antrim coastline’s basalt columns developed over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought

‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate

Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns

‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?

Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoos

Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers

Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say experts

‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners

Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standards

Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres

‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metres

Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready

The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued

A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea

Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA river

‘This is what I was born for’: the drought-ridden Colombian town that took on Coca-Cola Femsa – and...

While La Calera faced severe water rationing, local springs were being drained by the drinks giant’s franchise. So the residents fought back

‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national...

Despite plunging border crossings, Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C...

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

Britain’s favourite butterfly revealed – and it’s a familiar backyard beauty

More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native species to find nation’s favourite for first time

Hepworth in Colour review – salty Cornish seascapes compressed into immaculate sculptures

Barbara Hepworth’s elegant works, with their harp-like strings and splashes of blue, evoke the foamy breakers of St Ives. But should we really be surprised she used colour?

‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and...

A luxury resort backed by the US president’s family may be built on a wildlife-rich nature reserve in one of Europe’s poorest nations

Professorin berichtet über Morddrohungen an Uni: "Marburg ist für mich zum Angstort geworden"

Schmierereien mit Mordaufrufen, Störungen in Seminaren und wachsender Druck: Die Marburger Historikerin Christina Brüning spricht erstmals öffentlich über Bedrohungen gegen sie, warum sie sich an...

EU schreibt TFA schädliche Wirkung auf die Fortpflanzung zu

Die Chemie- und Pharmabranche setzt Trifluoressigsäure, kurz TFA, als Lösungsmittel und Katalysator ein. Nun stuft die EU sie als besonders schädlich ein. TFA könne die Fruchtbarkeit verringern. Von...

Europe-Wide Peatland Emissions Twice as High as Previously Estimated:

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says

Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions

Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle