Orangutans were once common across most of Southeast Asia. But then, 20,000 years ago, prehistoric humans nearly hunted them to extinction. Orangutans only avoided the fate of woolly mammoths and giant sloths by retreating further into the deepest and most remote rainforests. Douglas Sheil and colleagues write about their new research on how orangutans have been adapting to humans for tens of thousands of years – and what their findings mean for conservation today.

The army has been called in to help firefighters deal with a huge wildfire on Saddleworth Moor, Greater Manchester, where residents have been forced to evacuate. Wildfires are also blazing across Northern California while the issue of bushfires in Australia calls for constant vigilance from the emergency services. Fabrizio Manco looks into the origins of these fires and says they are becoming more common due to climate change.

The World Cup has its first day off today but our coverage continues. We have stories on the psychology of rowdy, touchy or fickle football fans, on how music helps footballers get ready to play, and on sexism in British punditry.

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