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Why Greenland's melting ice cap threatens humanity, and could serve Trump

As the White House looks to take control of Greenland, US President Donald Trump is eyeing not just a strategic foothold in the Arctic but the territory's vast underground resources. While the melting of the island's glaciers could make land and minerals easier to exploit, it could also wipe hundreds…

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Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds

Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of ‘macrolitter’ annually

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Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?

Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers

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Supermarkets could help UK shoppers eat more sustainable local fish – study

Shift from ‘big 5’ imports to British fish such as sprats and sardines would help diets and the planet, say researchers

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Country diary: Everything is frozen, but still the finches come

Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms: Thanks to a local collaborative effort, linnets, bramblings, green and goldfinches are coming to this field in joyful flocks

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Fly-arousing orchid and zombie fungus among 2025 botanical and fungal finds

Botanists also name an overlooked snowdrop growing in the UK and a fruit that tastes like banana and guava

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‘The most dangerous day’: bushfires break out in Victoria as BoM warns of catastrophic conditions to come

Temperatures recorded included 48.2C at Wudinna airport on SA’s Eyre Peninsula, 45.9C at Walpeup in Victoria, 45.6C at Paraburdoo, WA, and 45.9C at Hay in NSW.

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Smaller farms in England to be prioritised for nature funding, minister to announce

Emma Reynolds is expected to say an application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive will be opened to smaller and new farms first

The Guardian - UK

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order.

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US attack on Venezuela will decide direction of South America’s vast mineral wealth

Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests

The Guardian - UK

2025 warmest year on record in North Sea according to German maritime agency

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has reported that the North Sea endured its warmest year ever in 2025, with average surface temperatures hitting 11.6°C – the highest since records began in 1969.

Radio France Internationale

Revealed: how aviation emissions could be halved without cutting journeys

Exclusive: Getting rid of premium seats, ensuring flights are near full and using efficient aircraft could slash CO2, analysis suggests

The Guardian - UK

Specieswatch: tough times for reindeer as rain increases in warming Arctic

When rain falls on snow it creates a layer of ice that impedes feeding, which in turn has reduced herds’ birthrates

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Country diary: A palace of sunlight on a short winter’s day

Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland: There’s not much light to play with today, deep in midwinter, but this once-coveted fort still puts on a show

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Melbourne swelters through hottest day in six years as severe heatwave descends on Australia’s south-eastern states

Hot conditions for NSW, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and WA as authorities warn of high fire danger

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Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

Australian forests are thinning in a worrying finding for a world relying on plants to help soak up excess atmospheric carbon.

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Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill

Democrats and ‘make America healthy again’ movement pushed back on the rider in a funding bill led by Bayer

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Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions

Ending use of animals in teaching and limiting surgery in research settings to veterinarians among suggested changes

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Country diary: Twelfth night tugs at the heart, but these decorations must come down

Inkpen, Berkshire: The felted mouse choir, the sleeping fawn … a lot of it has meaning to us. At least the greenery goes up in a blaze of glory

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‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas

Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina

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Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

A peak salmon farming body has taken a shot at environmentalists after testing revealed a "pink sludge" found a beach has no known links to aquaculture.

AAP

One-in-five solar panels degrading faster than expected

The discovery that some solar panels may last for only half their anticipated lifetimes suggests manufacturing and quality control issues need ironing out.

AAP

Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

A year on from the deadly wildfires that tore through Los Angeles, a comprehensive report shows Australian city fringes share many of the same vulnerabilities.

The Guardian - UK

A passion for pigeons – why we love a Columba

Letters: Ross McQueen and Teresa Rodrigues share their admiration for birds in the much-maligned genus Columba

The Guardian - AU

Outskirts of Australian cities at risk of catastrophic fires on scale of deadly LA blazes, study finds

At least 6.9 million residents on Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart fringes exposed as dry summer follows years of vegetation growth

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