environment
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WHO: air pollution causes 7m premature deaths a year – videoAir pollution has grown 8% globally in the past five years, with billions of people now exposed to dangerous air, according to new data -
Air pollution: how does it affect you?With new WHO data shedding light on the severity of the problem, we want to hear from readers across the globe on their experiences of air pollution
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Pishing messages at the black grouse lekCountry Diary: Great Trossachs forest, Scotland These birds, exhausted but puffed with adrenalin, have been on their feet since dawn -
Calls for action mount as six Indian cities hit top 10 of air pollutionWorld Health Organisation report says high pollution puts millions of people in cities including Delhi at risk of early death
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Which are the world's two most polluted cities – and why?Two cities – one in Iran and another in Nigeria – can claim title because WHO measures pollution in two different ways
around the world
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Eastbourne a surprise name among UK's most polluted towns and citiesPort Talbot seems obvious, but World Health Organisation data shows south coast town registers high levels of two tiny types of particulate pollution
sustainable business
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Australia's regions already have an energy crisis – and a climate of investment is the answerCommunity energy groups are coming up with renewable energy schemes. Shouldn’t government extend a hand to help them?
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Unlikely heroes: how lithium mining could change the Pilbara for the betterCurrently the world’s biggest producer of lithium, Australia is well-placed to take advantage of the lithium-ion battery solar storage boom
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The clean energy economy is coming – and there's a lot to lose for those who can't keep upThe energy internet, the ‘smart’ grid, solar energy and battery storage are converging and the economic benefits are clear
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Could carbon farming be the answer for a 'clapped-out' Australia?Farmers signing up for the carbon emissions reduction fund have to meet strict guidelines but there is significant profit and energy savings to be made
in pictures
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Fish net bikinis and mushroom death suits – eco fashion in picturesFrom selling clothes with a 30 year guarantee to touring Europe in a repair shop - these brands are advancing the circular economy within fashion
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Greenpeace activists target destructive fishing in Indian Ocean – in picturesWith some Indian Ocean tuna stocks on the brink of collapse, the expedition exposes harmful methods by the world’s largest tuna company, Thai Union, owner of John West
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New plant species discovered in 2015 - in picturesA giant insect-eating plant and a 100-tonne tree were among the 149 species of plants and fungi described for the first time by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew last year
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100 years of America’s national parks – in picturesPhotographers have been inspired by the majesty of America’s national parks since they were founded more than a century ago
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The week in wildlife – in picturesAmerican alligators, sea stars and endangered Saharan Addax are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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The world's top 10 reptiles – in picturesKomodo dragon tops poll, compiled by scientists using Wikipedia page view data, that reveals our favourite reptiles are also among the scariest
opinion & analysis
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We are mortgaging the future by scrapping zero-carbon home rulesAngus MacNeil: The UK government’s failure to build new homes that are energy efficient will see future generations dealing with our costly mistakes
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Headlines 'exaggerated' climate link to sinking of Pacific islandsReport’s author says many media outlets have misinterpreted the science by conflating sea-level rise with climate change
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Oil firms have 10 years to change strategy or face 'short, brutish end'Business models employed by multinationals such as Shell and BP are no longer fit for purpose, warns energy expert
key issues
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How safe does protected status keep the world's national parks?Environment 360: Protected areas and habitats are being downgraded and delisted so often, to accommodate mining, logging or population growth, the problem even has its own acronym
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More than 1,000 species have been moved due to human impactAnimals and plants are increasingly being ‘translocated’ from their native areas to survive effects of climate change, poaching and habitat loss, says top conservationist
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Numbers dwindle at Mexico's mountain of butterfliesDecline of Monarchs wintering in Mexico now marks a statistical long-term trend, experts say
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Loss of monkeys and birds in tropical forests driving up carbon emissionsOverhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees, resulting in drastic reduction in Earth’s natural carbon storage, study finds
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Indonesia's forest fires threaten a third of world's wild orangutansFires have spread beyond plantations deep into primary forests and national parks, the last strongholds of the endangered apes
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Indigenous tribe opposes hydropower projects in the Tawang basinJanaki Lenin: An indigenous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, the Monpa, fears its religious and cultural sites will be affected by 15 hydroelectric projects
video
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So you think you know David Attenborough? – videoA look back at the best known, and not so well known, achievements of Sir David Attenborough to mark his 90th birthday on Sunday
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Killer whales: drone footage off the Western Australian coast – videoTwo young aerial photographers film a pod of orcas off Bremer Bay in the state’s south
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Freediver plunges 122m into blue hole to set new world record - videoUnderwater footage shows William Trubridge’s world record breaking 122 metre free dive at Vertical Blue 2016
Great Barrier Reef boat fire: police say blaze may have started in engine