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As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common
‘It sounds silly but I thought it was a person in the water waving,” says Kurt Lander, skipper of the Yellowfin charter boat, based out of Brighton. But when he grabbed his binoculars, he realised the fluttering movement he had noticed in the middle of the Channel shipping lane was a pair of sunfish.
The huge fish were lying on their sides and flapping their fins. “Apparently, they do it as a visual attraction to birds,” he says. “They’re trying to get the birds to eat the parasites off them.”
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Nurses, medical experts and green campaigners reject party deputy leader’s dismissal of efforts to reach net zero
Reform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to tackle the climate crisis and urged British people to enjoy the warmth of the recent heatwaves.
Richard Tice prompted a backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners on Monday after he told a press conference he believed it was “arrogant” to try to stop the climate emergency, while encouraging people to focus on upsides such as better English wine.
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Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories to letter saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies climate reality
More than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
The letter, signed by 211 artists such as Bobby Gillespie, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma, called on the prime minister to reject the Rosebank oilfield, warning that the project would fail to lower energy bills or provide energy security as most of the oil was likely to be exported.
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Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves in
Relief from the unrelenting heat is finally arriving this week across western Europe, with more unsettled conditions bringing the chance of rain. Temperatures are expected to fall back towards the seasonal norm, with some parts of the UK even falling about 3C below normal by Thursday. After such a scorching summer, and with a temperature drop of more than 15C compared with last Thursday’s heat, it may feel surprisingly chilly.
There are signs that some substantial rain could be on the cards for the south of the UK this week as a cold front moves in from the Atlantic on Monday night into Tuesday. As of Monday, parts of southern England had endured 62 consecutive days of no rainfall – this is observed at a Met Office weather station in Wisley, Surrey. Even the last recorded rainfall here on 16 June amounted to just 0.4mm.
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Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation
As swathes of the northern hemisphere bake in what could be the hottest year on record, with wildfires blazing across North America and Europe and heatwaves afflicting millions across Asia, the UN’s bi-annual talks on desertification have assumed much greater importance – and have started attracting more money.
Work will begin this week on allocating more than $12bn (£8.9bn) to vulnerable countries to help them deal with drought and land degradation, when scores of countries gather in Mongolia for Cop17.
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Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, near death on Welsh beach in 2023, is thriving in Houston despite lingering pneumonia
A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico is largely thriving after he was found nearly dead on a beach in Wales in late 2023, nursed back to health and then flown to Houston recently to continue recovering – though scans revealed signs that the creature has been grappling with lingering pneumonia, according to his caretakers.
Rhossi’s condition was detailed in a blogpost on Friday from the Houston zoo, whose veterinary team was tasked with caring for the creature – believed to be no older than age four – and giving him the best chance possible at an eventual, successful return to the wild.
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With heatwaves now recognised as disasters, personal testimonies are key to a new project that looks to protect those living in the most cramped districts of India’s capital
Every summer evening, Gulshan follows the same routine. She washes the floor of her one-room home several times so it cools a little for her four children to sleep on. Last summer, the family saved enough to buy a desert cooler, which uses evaporation as a cheaper alternative to air conditioning.
The family uses the appliance cautiously to save on energy costs. But even when it is on, Gulshan, who does not use a surname, has to dampen everyone’s clothes before sleeping. The 39-year-old and her children now have rashes and one has a skin infection from the wet cloth against their skin.
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Nearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossible
The first thing that strikes visitors arriving in Faka, a small village in Sinjar district, northern Iraq, is the silence. No children play in the streets. No shops are open. Roofless houses stretch across the hillside, their walls pockmarked by shellfire, while weeds and wild grasses grow through collapsed living rooms.
A decade after Islamic State (IS) swept across the region, war remains visible everywhere. But according to the people who returned, another enemy has quietly taken its place.
Rajab Mohammed says the problem in his village of Faka is no longer Islamic State but water and jobs
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After trying nearly everything to prevent mosquito bites, I tested Biogents’ traps, used by the CDC and WHO, to find if backyard results are worth $200
Don’t get me wrong: I’m a peaceful person with compassion for all earthly creatures. Except mosquitoes, which deserve all the swats, cursing and loathing they get.
As someone for whom a single bite brings big, red, itchy lumps that last for days, I’ve done everything imaginable for relief. I’ve removed any standing water I could find, slathered myself with Deet, picaridin and eucalyptus oil until I smelled like a chemical waste dump, and worn hats, long sleeves and shirts soaked in alleged repellants, but none of it works.
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It said that was what I was due after I submitted a claim for £300 for energy exported through my solar panels
British Gas paid memore than £38,000 by mistake, then had no idea how to reclaim it. I receive quarterly feed-in tariff (Fit) payments for energy exported by my solar panels.
In May, I submitted a claim for £300, based on mymeter reading, and I received an email stating that I was due £38,611.59.
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Umjetna sladila se često koriste kao zamjene za šećer jer pružaju slatkoću s malo ili nimalo kalorijskog sadržaja. Međutim, odnos između konzumacije umjetnih sladila i dijabetesa tipa 2 ostaje kontroverzan. No, nedavno objavljena analiza šest studija pokazuje da je veći unos umjetnih sladila povezan s većim rizikom od dijabetesa tipa 2.
Hipertenzija jedan je od najvećih javnozdravstvenih izazova 21. stoljeća. Njezina prevalencija dosegla je alarmantne razine u posljednjim desetljećima. Potraga za učinkovitim strategijama prevencije i liječenja uključuje promjene u načinu života, poput prehrambenih intervencija. Iako nije primjenjiva na sve, posebno je zanimljiva u tom kontekstu ketogena dijeta, poznata kliničarima, a primjenjuje se i u liječenju epilepsije više od stoljeća. Njezini mogući korisni učinci sve se češće prijavljuju kod mnogih drugih stanja, uključujući hipertenziju.
Kakao polifenoli pojavili su se kao obećavajući nutritivni modulatori cerebralnog zdravlja zbog svojih višestrukih učinaka na neurobiološke putove. Novi pregled studija sintetizira suvremene kliničke i predkliničke dokaze o njihovim implikacijama na depresiju, osi crijeva-mozak, neuroplastičnost i kognitivnu funkciju kod različitih neuroloških poremećaja i zdravstvenog razdoblja.
Cijeljenje kostiju složen je proces koji ovisi o koordiniranoj aktivnosti mnogih različitih tipova stanica. Iako je poznato da stanice koje stvaraju kosti, zvane osteoblasti, obnavljaju oštećeno tkivo, studije sve više pokazuju da neke stanice izvan kostura ostaju neaktivne u normalnim uvjetima, ali mogu steći funkcije stvaranja kostiju nakon ozljede.
Istraživanja su pokazala da dobar noćni san ima mnoge prednosti, uključujući konsolidaciju pamćenja. Kako san omogućuje mozgu jačanje sjećanja još uvijek nije u potpunosti shvaćeno, no nova studija otkriva kako astrociti, moždane stanice poznate po potpori neuronima i njihovim funkcijama, mogu izravno regulirati moždane krugove uključene u konsolidaciju pamćenja.
Novo istraživanje povlači iznenađujuću vezu između dva stanja koja pogađaju milijune žena. Naime, nova velika studija otkriva da se žene s endometriozom suočavaju s 46% većim rizikom od razvoja dijabetesa tipa 2.
Kava je jedno od najčešće konzumiranih pića na svijetu, a prethodna istraživanja povezala su njezinu konzumaciju s nižim rizikom od stanja poput dijabetesa tipa 2 i kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Međutim, biološki mehanizmi koji stoje iza tih dobrobiti ostaju nejasni. Nova finska studija povezuje uobičajenu konzumaciju kave sa zdravijim sastavom tijela i metaboličkim markerima, a istovremeno otkriva različite veze sa spolnim hormonima kod muškaraca i žena.
Intenzivno, dugotrajno liječenje snižavanjem krvnog tlaka smanjilo je rizik od ponovljenog moždanog udara za 38%, bez povećanja ozbiljnih nuspojava, kod osoba koje su preživjele intracerebralno krvarenje (ICH), pokazali su rezultati analize više studija.
Trostruko negativni rak dojke čini otprilike 15% svih slučajeva raka dojke. Karakterizira ga odsutnost ekspresije estrogenskih receptora, progesteronskih receptora i HER2, što ga čini neosjetljivim na konvencionalne endokrine i ciljane terapije. Pacijenti se često suočavaju s većim rizikom od recidiva i metastaza, s općenito lošim prognozama, što ga čini značajnim izazovom u kliničkom liječenju.
Ultraprerađena hrana (UPF) čini gotovo 60% unosa energije za odrasle i 70% za djecu u SAD-u. Ovi industrijski proizvedeni proizvodi - poput bezalkoholnih pića, pakiranih žitarica i grickalica te prerađenog mesa - izrađeni su od rafiniranih masti, ulja, šećera, škroba, soli i drugih aditiva koji mogu poboljšati okus, teksturu i rok trajanja, a istovremeno smanjiti nutritivnu vrijednost.
Deep in the mountains of Palawan, Conservation International scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species.
At Maido — the Lima restaurant recently crowned the best in the world — one of the star dishes is paiche, a giant prehistoric river fish.Its journey to the table begins on a small family farm deep in Peru’s Amazon.
“Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care for the natural world,” said Daniela Raik, interim CEO of Conservation International.
Conservation International’s Neil Vora was selected for TIME’s Next 100 list — alongside other rising leaders reshaping culture, science and society.
Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?
After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
The ocean is engine of all life on Earth, but human-driven climate change is pushing it past its limits. Here are five ways the ocean keeps our climate in check — and what can be done to help.
In a grueling and delicate dance, a team led by Conservation International removes a massive undersea killer.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.
