I would like to assure Chris Wiegand that it is perfectly possible to steer clear of Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift is everywhere! Could I avoid…
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Country diary 1949: the changing face of the Chilterns
The ploughing up of grass and of land hitherto regarded as waste is changing the face of the Chilterns no less than that of the…
View More Country diary 1949: the changing face of the ChilternsNews and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas
Major news and tech media that have run fossil fuel ads were largely staying quiet after the UN’s secretary general called for governments and companies…
View More News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gasOnly three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply
The drinking water regulator for England and Wales has brought only three prosecutions against water companies for providing poor quality water since 2021, despite 362…
View More Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supplySave our seas: five ways to rewild and conserve the ocean
Some ocean species and habitats struggle to recover on their own and need help. Take sea otters, which were virtually eliminated by the end of…
View More Save our seas: five ways to rewild and conserve the ocean‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in Lagos
The work of a vulcaniser is not unlike that of a surgeon, says the Nigerian photographer Andrew Esiebo. Armed with precision tools, vulcanisers across Nigeria…
View More ‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in LagosThe China-linked EV battery mega factory dividing a US township
Set among green rolling hills and tall pines, Lori Brock’s storybook farm encapsulates northern Michigan. A five-day-old mare bucks around a pen, while small black…
View More The China-linked EV battery mega factory dividing a US townshipOceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification
The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in…
View More Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidificationAre energy performance certificates worth the paper they’re written on?
Most UK homes have one, and they are supposed to provide a vital insight into how energy-efficient a property is. But can energy performance certificates…
View More Are energy performance certificates worth the paper they’re written on?Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years
Clinical trials for the first new treatment for Lassa fever in almost 40 years are planned to be held in Nigeria this year. The…
View More Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years