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To celebrate World Wetland day, WWF is highlighting its work in the Pantanal, the world’s biggest wetland. This pristine environment in South America supports a rich variety of wildlife and plants, while its enormous water reserves are vital for the 8 million people who depend on the Pantanal’s fresh water, fish, climate control and tourism.

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Australian Greens call on federal Labor to take a stance on ownership of the nation’s electricity grid, after unveiling a policy proposal that would seek to return it to public hands.

A new housing development in the ACT will trial a gas-free residential precinct initially incorporating 350 homes.

About 800MW of utility-scale renewable projects confirmed in the past six weeks. That's a pretty hot run-rate. And while the excitement has largely been about PV, the growth of wind is quite significant.

New report says Turnbull government's proposed National Energy Guarantee would fail in all of its stated goals, particularly that of boosting energy system security. On this, it says the approach proposed in the NEG "has no precedent in any power system anywhere, ever.”

New player in Australian renewables market backed by one of world's oil majors has big plans for solar and storage.

President Michelle Bachelet says Chile will not build new coal plants without carbon capture and begin talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources.

2018 will be the first triple-digit year for the global solar market -- but it will also have some bumps.

Protecting National Historic Sites grant opportunities now open until 8 March 2018.

Protecting National Historic Sites grant opportunities now open until 8 March 2018.

Controlling machines using thought can be used in medicine, gaming, transport and many other sectors.

South Australian voters want to see the rest of Australia follow in the state’s clean energy footsteps.

Global studies show that when wood stoves are replaced, particle pollution falls sharply

A new study shows how home wood burning is worsening air quality in UK towns and cities. Wood burning is adding between 24% and 31% to the particle pollution emitted in Birmingham and London. Many people think that this is a harmless form of heating, but it is often hard to see the impact of a pollutant until it is taken away.

Related: Toxic air pollution particles found in human brains

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High-tech tracking collars on polar bears reveal a growing Arctic struggle, say scientists.

Tracking collars on female polar bears measure the animals' struggle to find food on diminishing Arctic ice.

Every festival in Australia sends countless bits of glitter down the drain (and into the ocean). But you can still shine on – in bio-glitter. Jennifer Lavers, Research Scientist, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Exclusive: Analysis shows federal and state environment spending cut while industry awarded $2.5bn in fuel tax credits

Mining companies will receive more than twice as much in fuel tax credits as the Turnbull government will spend on environment and biodiversity programs this financial year, an analysis has found.

Coalmining companies alone are expected to get more back than the diminishing funding allocated to the federal environment department.

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We’ve come to accept Trump’s ignorance, but it’s often dangerous

Donald Trump has decimated all presidential norms to such a degree that it’s now difficult to feel alarmed or outraged when he inevitably breaks another. It was difficult to raise an eyebrow when the story broke that Trump paid off a porn star to remain silent about their affair, which happened just after his third wife had given birth to his fifth child, because it’s Donald Trump – of course he did.

Likewise, when Trump made a number of grossly ignorant and wrong comments about climate change in an interview with Piers Morgan last week, my first reaction was ‘it’s Donald Trump – of course he did.’

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Warning over wider global health impacts after findings reveal thousands of tonnes of colostin - the ‘antibiotic of last resort’ - are being shipped to India’s farms

Chickens raised in India for food have been dosed with some of the strongest antibiotics known to medicine, in practices that could have repercussions throughout the world.

Thousands of tonnes of an “antibiotic of last resort” – only used in the most extreme cases of sickness - are shipped to India each year to be used, without medical supervision, on animals that may not require the drugs but are being dosed with them nevertheless to promote the growth of healthy animals.

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Get involved in our project mapping the change in UK seasons: tell us if you’re seeing an early spring near you

Has spring sprung early where you are? Are you already noticing changes to the appearance or behaviour of flora and fauna in gardens, window boxes or local wild spaces? If so, we’d like to hear about it for a project mapping what appears to be a trend of shorter winters in the northern hemisphere.

Related: Spring flowers in autumn, birdsong in winter: what a freak year for nature

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