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A fossil kept in storage in a museum for decades turns out to that of a new species, say researchers.

A terrible new white paper tries to make the case that carbon pollution isn’t dangerous

Although Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been among the biggest proponents of withdrawing America from the Paris climate agreement (using bogus ‘blame China’ arguments to make his case), climate deniers have been unhappy with him. That’s because Pruitt doesn’t want to challenge EPA’s carbon pollution endangerment finding – he thinks it would be a lost cause. A group of contrarian scientists released a white paper trying to pressure him to attack the finding anyway.

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After Trump’s revival of the pipeline project, some communities along its route are preparing to fight back while others see a promise kept by the US president to ‘make America great again’. The Guardian drove along the proposed route of the pipeline through three red states – Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska – to hear what those who will be affected have to say about it

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The Rhône glacier in the Swiss Alps is shrinking due to climate change. Artist Noémie Goudal produced and photographed an installation of the changing landscape for Project Pressure

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A group in Ontario are using animals like capybaras and kinkajous to reduce stress.

India shifts gear on electric vehicle policy, aims for no petrol or diesel cars to be sold on the subcontinent by 2030.

Friends of the Earth say the Andrews government's 2017-18 budget investment in climate change has been modest and that next year’s budget has emerged as a litmus test on the issue.

Claxton, Norfolk Once the nest building instinct has been unleashed it is remarkable how lavish their designs can be

It is wonderful to walk down the lane on to the marsh and see how, despite April’s refrigerated interlude, spring is building still. In some cases, this is literally true, not just the hawthorn hedges, which are fattening up with fresh leaves and blossom, but also the jackdaws, whichjourney back and forth with great gobbets of moss and cattle hair in their beaks. Some are so front-loaded with construction materials that one wonders how they see to navigate.

Corvids are generally great architects, and once the instinct has been unleashed it is remarkable how lavish their designs can be. The standard rook nest is a rough 15cm-deep stick platform, but recently I have come across some where the foundations are in a deeply forked situation. They have gone on until these twisting columns of sticks, which are known as “castles”’, are more than a metre tall.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised ANZ, BTMU and Westpac on the project financing for the construction, commissioning and operation of the A$225 million Ross River Solar Farm.

RCR Tomlinson Ltd has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $175 million with APA Group to design and construct one of Australia’s largest utility solar farms.

Company once known as Australia Gas Light says energy transition will skip ‘baseload gas’ and instead be about shift from ‘big coal’ to ‘big renewables’.

Energy Minister Mark Bailey has today announced an extension to an innovative battery storage and solar trial in Townsville.

Victorian government documents detailing state's $25m battery storage tender say renewables + storage have surpassed gas as cheapest source of new peaking power.

A tender for 5MW battery storage tender to help reduce gas generation and integrate high levels of solar power to be decided soon.

Mills Oakley has advised ESCO Pacific (ESCO) and Palisade Investment Partners (Palisade) on the $225 million Ross River solar farm in Queensland.

A new roadmap for Australia’s electricity networks outlines a national plan to keep the lights on, make sure bills are affordable, and decarbonise our electricity industry by mid-century.

Now shunned by all of Australia’s big banks as well as a further 15 banks around the world, Adani is desperate and financially dateless.

In Australia, as in the US, the right-wing still doesn't understand the significance of "clean", and don't accept renewables could be cheaper, smarter and more reliable than coal, gas and nuclear plants. And they're not giving up without a fight, confected moral outrage, and lies.

Botanists unlock the genetic workings of the tea plant, in a move that could improve flavour.

Overseas territories' ministers say Brexit is distracting the government from environmental issues.