The week in wildlife: a rescued orangutan, the chonkiest bear and a barn owl’s triumph
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Environment
Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchersNew research has found that increased air pollution is associated…
Country diary: A TB scare is still hanging over the farm | Andrea Meanwell
Tebay, Cumbria: I’ve had a stroke of luck with applying for government funding, but some bad vet results are overshadowing things once moreLast week was…
‘Like caring for a pet’: the app that lets you know if your neighbourhood tree is thirsty
Gieß den Kiez app shows trees in critical need of watering and can be adopted by other heat-stressed cities around the worldAmanda Gläser-Bligh sometimes attracts…
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal averageThe scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer…
Weakened US fuel-efficiency rules and promises of cheaper cars could see drivers pay higher running costs while also increasing carbon emissions.
Weakened US fuel-efficiency rules and promises of cheaper cars could yet see drivers pay higher running costs while increasing planet-heating emissions.
The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes
The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pumpClare Naylor paid close…
Country diary: Which tree sounds the best in the wind? Take a bough, the poplar | Derek Niemann
Frome, Somerset: With a sway and a swoosh, we’re entering the season to enjoy psithurism – the aural quality of the breeze in the treesThe…
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollutionSwitzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just…
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknownThe mother’s hands were peeling…