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Scientists have isolated the two different forms of water molecule for the first time.

The team caught 333 minkes, many of which were pregnant females, in its Antarctic "field survey".

A bill that would guide the scheduled closure of California’s last remaining nuclear plant was approved by the state senate on Tuesday, including measures to prevent against a rise in emissions resulting from the shut down.

There are several ways to embrace nature – no matter the size of your plot

Rewilding excites people with its images of wolves and ambition to return entire landscapes to nature as humans withdraw after centuries of domination. But the grandeur of rewilding can also make the concept seem remote or irrelevant to people living ever more urban lives.

To declare we are rewilding our garden, or window box, is probably a contradiction in terms and risks cheapening this important conservation concept. But there are principles of rewilding – stepping back and allowing natural processes to occur, and encouraging wild plants and insects – which we can all embrace. The most relevant rewilding idea for us urban beings? Let go, and reduce our micromanagement of whatever small patch of earth we own, rent or enjoy and influence.

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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world

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Archaeologists find a man who, fleeing the initial Vesuvius eruption, was hit by a giant boulder.

China’s greenhouse gas emissions has increased 4% y/y so far in 2018, according to an analysis by green group Greenpeace, with the growth largely fuelled by a government stimulus programme.

Pakistan’s most populous city is in the grips of a heatwave as temperatures soar to 45C. The sweltering conditions have come during Ramadan, the holy month in which millions of Muslims refrain from food and drink from dawn until dusk. Sixty-five people have been killed in Karachi by the recent spell of hot weather, with the country expected to sizzle into June

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For farmers planting crops they hope will bear fruit in 25 years – including avocado trees – climate change must be reckoned with now

Chris Sayer pushed his way through avocado branches and grasped a denuded limb. It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. In February, the temperature had dropped below freezing for three hours, killing the limb. The thick leaves had shriveled and fallen away, exposing the green avocados, which then burned in the sun. Sayer estimated he’d lost one out of every 20 avocados on his farm in Ventura, just 50 miles north of Los Angeles, but he counts himself lucky.

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Korea carbon allowances fell nearly 10% on Wednesday as the government announcement that it will auction 5.5 million permits on June 1 tempered the aggressive demand seen over the past three weeks.

South Korea is considering dropping its plan to achieve nearly a third of its Paris target through buying international carbon credits, instead making deeper emission reductions at home.

Purchasing huge tracts of land in Chile and Argentina, former clothing tycoons Doug and Kristine Tompkins have led a quarter century-long effort to reintroduce threatened and locally extinct species to the wilds of South America

Click here to watch Wilderness, our 360° film of Patagonia

During an elegant dinner in the wilds of Patagonia, Kris Tompkins suddenly remembered the fresh guanaco carcass down the road. She rose from the table and drove us to the nearby grasslands of Patagonia national park, gushing about the possibility of staying up all night with a torch in hope of spying a mountain lion come to feast on the dead llama-like creature.

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When environmental needs outstrip government funds, people power steps up. Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Carla Archibald, PhD Candidate, Conservation Science, The University of Queensland Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Rachel Friedman, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland Rochelle Steven, Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Queensland Tiffany Morrison, Principal Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New index finds many of the world’s largest protein producers failing to measure or report emissions, despite accounting for 14.5% of greenhouse gases

Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy” by failing to properly report their climate emissions, according to a groundbreaking index launched today.

Three out of four (72%) of the world’s biggest meat and fish companies provided little or no evidence to show that they were measuring or reporting their emissions, despite the fact that, as the report points out, livestock production represents 14.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

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CEC report details record-breaking year for solar, wind, batteries in Australia – and "just a glimpse" of unprecedented level activity expected in next two.

Clean Energy Council and Smart Energy Council call for high emissions reduction targets, as Frydenberg promises no change to the party room.

The alliance will see more than 20,000 lightweight solar lights delivered to rural communities in Papua New Guinea and parts of Africa over the next three years, providing approximately 60,000 children living in energy poverty with safe solar lighting to further their educational opportunities. 

Study reveals that majority of meat, fish, and dairy suppliers, including some big Australian names, are considered “high risk” and are failing to manage climate and health issues.

New research finds a link between racial prejudice and climate change denial.

To coincide with the celebration of Reconciliation Week, the Australian Government has announced that it is allocating close to $2.5 million to establish five new Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs).