18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (523+ words) As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (1575+ words) Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm? One afternoon, while relaxing at his 66-acre cattle ranch two hours…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (564+ words) OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among the cities that warm the most by the end of this century as…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (840+ words) With thousands dead across Europe this summer, it’s time to recognise heatwaves as the major natural disasters they areThe numbers are now trickling in: nearly 2,900 dead in the UK, at least 35,000 dead across Europe. That’s how many people are believed…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (226+ words) Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate change have long suffered from a crippling shortcoming: they too often frame the challenge as a problem of excess…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago   (970+ words) Investors in Emblehope Moor will get their financial returns – and then it will be given to community or charity owners It is difficult to find the most remote place in England. There is no public transport, no roads and no…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (647+ words) Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letter boxes or air conditioning systems Possums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how native…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (380+ words) We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1078+ words) Each year, people from across the world gather in a grove sacred to the Yoruba goddess Osun to be healed, conceive or realise their deepest wishes. But toxic lead, mercury and cyanide is leaching into the river 7Devotees in white clothing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together “Data and technology are critical to modern conservation,” says CCF’s Sophie Maxwell. “Cameras and collars and software like…...