How to turn old bread into a brilliant Italian cake – recipe | Waste not This Lombardian ‘village cake’ is simple, delicious and endlessly adaptable

How to turn old bread into a brilliant Italian cake – recipe | Waste not

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds

More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled

More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows

After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change

After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death

Country diary: A close-up view of my garden lawn – where is all the grass? | Derek Niemann Frome, Somerset: The changing climate is changing our gardens, and thanks to the mild, drenched winter, perhaps the biggest change is right under our feet

Country diary: A close-up view of my garden lawn – where is all the grass? | Derek Niemann

Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer amid war in Iran

Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes

Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance

Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank

NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenters in the Memphis area

NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis

Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power With a summer glut on cards, customers are being urged to use more energy when renewables are abundant

Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power

Politicians and media can’t imagine a fossil-fuel free world - and it’s holding Australians back from huge EV savings | Adam Morton Australia is well behind other countries in embracing clean cars – it’s past time we kicked into gear on going electric

Politicians and media can’t imagine a fossil-fuel free world - and it’s holding Australians back from huge EV savings | Adam Morton

Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’ Trump’s EPA chief Lee Zeldin’s presence shows how much influence climate deniers now have, experts say

Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’

America’s hiking culture is built on ego From peak-bagging to thru-hiking, Americans have turned traversing land into personal milestones. This wilderness ranger and Indigenous writer has witnessed it firsthand

America’s hiking culture is built on ego

Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis We delve into the best stories on how sport is changing around the climate crisis, and what can be done to navigate a way forward

Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the American Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in Nebraska

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

BP hails ‘exceptional’ trading as oil prices soar in Iran war Citi analysts upgrade profit forecast by 20% to $2.6bn for January to March despite flat oil and gas production

BP hails ‘exceptional’ trading as oil prices soar in Iran war

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the average

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds

Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast The government hails the ‘green revolution’ as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experience

Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast

‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures The artist and film-maker spent a summer on the island making poetic images of the local flora – and exploring their connections to Grenada’s historical trauma

‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures

Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight

MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm’s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wraps

MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration

Country diary: A skittering, scampering taste of the Mediterranean | Lev Parikian Ventnor, Isle of Wight: On the hottest day of the year, both a wall lizard and I are having a good bask

Country diary: A skittering, scampering taste of the Mediterranean | Lev Parikian

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi

Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo Dozens of feral pachyderms linked to drug kingpin to be killed because of threat to native species and villagers

Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo

‘We are totally out of our depth’: experts say whale stranded in Baltic is beyond saving Male humpback, which has repeatedly stranded and freed itself in Germany in past month, is to be left in peace to die

‘We are totally out of our depth’: experts say whale stranded in Baltic is beyond saving

Spring flowers bloom in England after hot weather and cold snap create ideal conditions Record temperatures spawn colourful displays of tulips, hyacinths, wisteria and daffodils as gardeners prepare for shows

Spring flowers bloom in England after hot weather and cold snap create ideal conditions

Who should pay for the health impacts of the climate change? – podcast Guardian Australia’s medical editor, Melissa Davey, speaks to Nour Haydar about how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality – and who should be responsible.

Who should pay for the health impacts of the climate change? – podcast

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry Labor is under pressure to impose a new 25% export tax amid soaring prices from the global fuel shock

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry

‘That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone’: farmers bear the brunt of Trump’s pressure campaign In Artemisa, the country’s agricultural heartland, sanctions and fuel shortages have made a tough life almost impossible

‘That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone’: farmers bear the brunt of Trump’s pressure campaign

Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’ – and what could we expect? Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highs

Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’ – and what could we expect?