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Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping
Foraging is booming in the UK — pickers claim to shave hundreds off monthly food bills — but conservation groups urge taking only about 10% of what's available, while some ecologists argue responsible
In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom
In Iberia Parish, Louisiana, organized misinformation amplified by AI-generated social media posts from a Bangladesh-based network killed a proposed $175 million utility-scale solar project, with resi
Paris mandates helmets, hi-vis vests for e-scooter riders
Paris has tightened electric scooter rules, now requiring riders to wear both helmets and high-visibility vests on public roads, with fines up to €135, after e-scooter fatalities jumped from 45 to 79
RSPB's Longest Volunteer Marks 60 Years Saving Birds
Nigel Hewitt, 77, has spent 60 years volunteering with the RSPB, starting in 1966 protecting the first ospreys to breed in the UK in over a century and going on to help recover the once-nearly-lost ci
As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris
Writing from Slough — home to western Europe's densest datacentre cluster — Guardian columnist John Harris examines how AI-driven compute is straining UK water and energy supplies, with residents repo
Patagonian Moscardón Bumblebee Named Invertebrate of the Year
The moscardón, a giant ginger bumblebee native to Patagonia, has been named Invertebrate of the Year even as populations of the species collapse under pressure from invasive European bumblebees import
Zero Motorcycles Offers Cash to New Riders in Europe Only
Zero Motorcycles is offering cash incentives to new riders in Europe who buy its electric motorcycles, but the program excludes the US despite the company's American origins.
Rhossi the rare turtle flies 5,000 miles back to Gulf of Mexico
Conservationists are flying Rhossi, a rare Kemp's ridley sea turtle found cold-stunned on a Welsh beach in December 2023, 5,000 miles back to the Gulf of Mexico after two-and-a-half years of rehabilit
Dunwich Heath Fire: Climate, Not Rewilding, Say Experts
A fire that burned 112 hectares of Dunwich Heath in east Suffolk has devastated rare wildlife habitat and local tourism, while conservationists reject right-wing claims that rewilding practices caused
Norfolk Coastal Villages Adapt to Inevitable Erosion
Residents of Trimingham and nearby Norfolk coast villages are adapting to inevitable coastal erosion through pragmatic measures — relocating homes, building mobile lodges, and reinforcing sea walls —
Female waste firm owner defies 'man's world' to donate goods
Sandra McCluskey, owner of Milton Keynes waste collection firm 'The Firm', is pushing back against being told the industry is a 'man's world' by redistributing reusable goods to vulnerable people and
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
A Nature Food study finds that diverting food waste from landfill cuts climate impacts by 89-99%, but could simultaneously increase microplastic contamination in US agricultural soils by an order of m
Numbat Bounces Back as Australia Faces Extinction Crisis
The numbat has been removed from the international red list of threatened species after decades of conservation work at Western Australia's Dryandra Woodland, offering a rare bright spot in a country
New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
Amazon confirmed Friday it is investing in a natural-gas-burning power plant for a massive Texas data center, a facility that could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United
Amazon backs 7.65 GW gas plant for Texas AI data center
Amazon is investing in a 7.65 GW natural-gas power plant to run an off-grid AI data center in Texas — a project that could become the single largest U.S. emissions source and conflicts with its 2040 n
Typhoon Dolphin Slams Okinawa With 162km/h Winds
Typhoon Dolphin slammed Japan's Okinawa with 162km/h winds, knocking out power to 44,000 buildings and injuring five, before tracking toward China's eastern coast where Zhejiang has issued its highest
Thula Solutions' Electric Safari 4×4 Enters Production
South African startup Thula Solutions has entered series production of its purpose-built electric safari 4×4, the ESV — a 225 kW, 65-kWh off-roader engineered for silent, vibration-free wildlife viewi
Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid
The Trump administration has slowed or blocked billions of dollars in Department of Energy grants meant to modernize the electric grid, leaving utilities in both red and blue states unable to access f
Couple turning inherited farm into nature site
A couple in Cumbria is transforming their inherited 80-acre farm into a 30-year nature recovery project with support from Environment Bank, securing long-term income while restoring biodiversity.
Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary Closes After 60 Years
Wild Futures has permanently closed its monkey sanctuary near Looe, Cornwall, after more than 60 years, citing structural problems at the site and a collapsed buyout deal, and is now focused on rehomi
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