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The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift
World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply
Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought
A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives
Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds
NSW and Queensland governments ‘severely underdelivered’ on promised infrastructure to improve water flows, independent review finds
Country diary: A tree can define a landscape – even when it has fallen | Paul Evans
The Marches, Shropshire: Recently I had wondered how long this great lime would stay standing. The next day, I had my answer
Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say
Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UK
One ship, three deaths: the shocking truth behind working conditions on a Chinese fishing vessel
Damning testimony from the crew of one longline tuna-fishing boat has lifted the lid on the treatment of workers in the fleets supplying fish to the UK and EU
Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business | Letter
Letter: Ruth Tanner sets out the wider environmental and economic ramifications of factory-farmed poultry in response to a letter on chicken feed
There is no justification for the expansion of North Sea gas
Letters: Responding to an article by Nils Pratley, Simon Oldridge writes that the climate risk would outweigh paltry returns from new licensing, while Alex Chapman says Britain’s projected demand is often overstated
EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis
Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ support