Country diary: Fifty shades of green | Nic Wilson
The rain-soaked chalk hills are a celebration of green: the green of crimped agrimony leaves and glaucous sedge blades; of horsetail, hogweed and unripe wayfaring berries. Greenery everywhere, energising everything. I hear it in the whitethroat’s scratchy bursts, see it…
Are cold and wet UK summers here to stay? – podcast
Here in the UK talking about the weather is already a national pastime, but this month the water-cooler weather chat has ramped up a notch as rain, grey skies and biting temperatures have put summer firmly on hold. Ian Sample…
Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows
The climate cost of the first two years of Russia’s war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 175 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency in addition to the mounting death toll and widespread…
Eagle attacks, red invaders and a genetic bottleneck: inside the fight to save arctic foxes
Deep in the Norwegian mountains, amid a vast expanse of bright snow and howling winds, Toralf Mjøen throws a piece of meat into a fenced enclosure and waits for a pair of dark eyes to appear from the snowy den….
Why do women outlive men? Cells that develop into sperm and eggs could give the answer
The enduring mystery of why women outlive men may come down to the smallest and the largest cells in the body: the sperm and eggs that are central to human reproduction. Scientists in Japan have shown for the first time…
Nasa says no emergency onboard ISS after ‘disturbing’ medical drill accidentally airs
Nasa has been forced to deny that there was an emergency situation on board the International Space Station (ISS), after an official livestream accidentally aired a medical drill which simulated a crew member in extreme medical distress, prompting alarm on…
Australia news live: Simon Holmes à Court says ‘Pocock effect’ may help independent target Labor seat in next election as Climate 200 donations surge
which we mentioned earlier in the blog: Dutton’s margin in the seat of Dickson after the 2022 election is pretty narrow – just 3.4% – making it certainly winnable on paper. But it’s important to remember that party leaders are…
Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to 45 minutes awarded Longitude prize
An £8m prize for a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs has been awarded, after a decade-long search for a winner, to a test that can identify how to treat a urinary tract infection in 45 minutes. The test could…
India beat USA by seven wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened
T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over the United States, with a fifty by Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh’s four-wicket haul helping them clinch their third win in a row. Put in to bat first, the Americans struggled as…
The Guardian view on Europe’s imperilled green deal: time to outflank the radical right | Editorial
Following the European parliament elections of 2019, the newly elected president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told MEPs: “If there is one area where the world needs our leadership, it is on protecting our climate … We…