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Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearby
The first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London has been shortlisted as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across the country.
The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, was shortlisted as a new river bathing water after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming throughout the year.
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This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its datacenters with unpermitted gas turbines, an investigation by the Floodlight newsroom shows. Thermal footage captured by Floodlight via drone shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Mississippi, despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so requires a state permit in advance.
State regulators in Mississippi maintain that since the turbines are parked on tractor trailers, they don’t require permits. However, the EPA has long maintained that such pollution sources require permits under the Clean Air Act.
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Number of males at RSPB Abernethy rises to 30, after ‘huge amount of work’ by conservationists in Highlands forests
After decades of decline, there are signs of hope for the capercaillie, one of Britain’s most endangered birds.
Populations of the charismatic grouse, which in the UK is found only in the Caledonian pine forests of the Scottish Highlands, have increased by 50%, from 20 males in 2020 to 30 in 2025 at RSPB Abernethy.
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Report by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goal
Tony Blair’s thinktank has accused Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices in his push to make Britain’s energy supply more environmentally friendly.
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) published a report on Friday criticising the government’s green policies and urging the energy secretary to drop some of them altogether, including almost completely decarbonising the electricity system by 2030.
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Pressure, frictional heating and a disordered layer of molecules on top of the ice make skating possible
Ice skating is counterintuitive: why should a narrow blade make it easier to slide over the ice? The science is surprisingly complex, but unscientific people worked out the practical application a long time ago.
William FitzStephen described how Londoners entertained themselves in freezing conditions in 1173: “Crowds of young men go out to play on the ice. Some of them fit shinbones of cattle on their feet, tying them round their ankles … and are carried along as fast as a flying bird.”
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Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say
The Yangtze River in China, which has been in ecological decline for 70 years, is showing signs of recovery thanks to a sweeping fishing ban.
The ban was made more effective by the implementation of “evolutionary game theory”, which included finding alternative employment for fishers.
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Bizarre idioms for downpours are just one facet of how the UK uses dark humour and ritual to brave the wet
May it fall as a blessing, not as a curse. So goes the ancient prayer inviting us to embrace days of rain.
It is a prayer that would not be welcomed by anyone on the floodplains the UK persists in filling with houses. It would be met with outright hostility by any farmers who are now unable to do any of the things they need to do in February because their land has had literally 40 days and nights of rain.
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A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
With76 flood warnings still in force across the UK and further downpours forecast this week and next, parts of the country have endured rain almost without pause since the start of the year.
The prolonged wet weather is disrupting livelihoods as well as daily life, particularly in rural areas, where flooded roads, waterlogged ground and repeated storms are making it harder to keep businesses afloat, protect crops and maintain steady work.
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The former Greens leader’s appointment as CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation raised eyebrows – but for him, the mission remains the same
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Sometime in the months after his shock defeat at last May’s federal election, Adam Bandt made a decision: his time in party politics was over.
Friends and colleagues had suggested the former Greens leader consider running for parliament again in 2028 – either returning to the lower house seat of Melbourne, which he held for 15 years, or putting up his hand for the Senate.
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Znanstvenici su otkrili iznenađujući novi način na koji se tijelo može boriti protiv inzulinske rezistencije i dijabetesa – poticanjem posebne vrste dobrih imunoloških stanica u masnom tkivu znanih kao rezidentni makrofagi.
Nova studija otkriva da magnezij može sniziti razinu glukoze natašte kod starijih osoba s nedostatkom magnezija, no zaustavljanje napredovanja dijabetesa može zahtijevati više od ispravljanja razine jednog minerala.
Američki znanstvenici su otkrili mikrobni potpis dječje Crohnove bolesti koji se razlikuje od sastava crijevnih bakterija kod djece s drugim gastrointestinalnim stanjima, pri čemu pacijenti s Crohnovom bolešću imaju više proupalnih i manje zaštitnih bakterija. Studija također otkriva različite bakterije kod onih s težim simptomima i aktivnošću Crohnove bolesti.
Bavljenje raznim intelektualno stimulirajućim aktivnostima tijekom života, poput čitanja, pisanja i učenja jezika, povezano je s nižim rizikom od Alzheimerove bolesti i sporijim kognitivnim padom, pokazuju rezultati nove studije.
Popularni lijek za dijabetes i mršavljenje tirzepatid (Mounjaro ili Zepbound) može smanjiti rizik od dijabetičke retinopatije, vodećeg uzroka gubitka vida, tvrdi nova studija. Rezultati mogu pružiti utjehu pacijentima koji su zabrinuti za zdravlje svojih očiju dok uzimaju ovaj lijek.
Pretilost doprinosi otprilike 1 od svaka 4 smrtna slučaja od zaraznih bolesti u SAD-u, procjenjuje se u novoj velikoj studiji. Naime, osobe s pretilošću imaju veći rizik od hospitalizacije ili smrti od zaraznih bolesti, od gripe i COVID-19 do gastroenteritisa i infekcija mokraćnog sustava.
Propisivanje acetilsalicilatne kiseline prilikom prvog prenatalnog pregleda svim trudnicama povezano je s ukupnim smanjenjem razvoja teške preeklampsije, pokazuju rezultati nove studije. Preeklampsija je ozbiljna komplikacija trudnoće koja uključuje trajno visoki krvni tlak i znakove oštećenja organa poput proteina u mokraći ili abnormalnosti jetre.
Znanstvenici sa Case Western Reserve University napravili su značajan napredak u razumijevanju Barrettovog jednjaka, prekanceroznog stanja koje dramatično povećava rizik od razvoja adenokarcinoma jednjaka, jednog od najbrže širećih i najsmrtonosnijih oblika raka.
Posljednjih godina mnogi medijski izvještaji i utjecajni ljudi na društvenim mrežama naglašavali su opasnosti od konzumiranja previše ugljikohidrata. Iako prehrana bogata ugljikohidratima može biti štetna, konzumiranje previše masti može uzrokovati više zdravstvenih problema, tvrdi nova studija.
Dijabetes tipa 2 i visoki krvni tlak (hipertenzija) dijele genetsku vezu, pokazuje novo istraživanje. Naime, ljudi s jednim stanjem imaju veću vjerojatnost da će razviti drugo stanje.
