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Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action
The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study by Oxfam.
The global equality organisation has found that the richest 0.1% of the world’s population are heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction – a market that is projected to grow from $70bn to $92bn a year by 2029.
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Letter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plans
Andy Burnham will “sleepwalk” into climate disaster if he fails to get a grip on a series of important policies whose combined impact could scupper plans to reach net zero, campaigners have said.
Big decisions on North Sea drilling, the expansion of Heathrow airport, electric vehicles (EVs) and grants for heat pumps are awaiting decisions from ministers.
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Investigation finds dozens of ministers and civil servants moved into AI roles as government developed datacentre expansion plans
The UK’s policy on datacentres and AI was developed without any meetings with environmental groups, an investigation has found.
The nonprofit organisation Spotlight on Corruption said a “considerable revolving door” shaped the government’s development of “AI growth zones”, a central plank of the former prime minister Keir Starmer’s AI and economic policy, with 38 ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers hired to positions in AI companies between July 2024 and September 2026.
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Calf of Man, Isle of Man: Such is the wealth of Manx fungi, a map is being built to plot it all. We took a special trip as part of that project
The bird observatory on the Calf of Man was sulking under a low cloud base as we stepped ashore at South Harbour. The dank mist was perfect for our surprise visit to the island, as it was not for the birds we had come across, but fungi – in particular, waxcaps.
My wife, Liz, and I had taken the chance to accompany Nev Kilkenny, a visiting mycologist, who would help identify and study some autumn mushrooms and toadstools – and contribute to a map that is being assembled of Manx fungi.
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V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand
Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given government backing as part of plans under consideration to help UK manufacturers.
Ministers are considering giving manufacturers incentives to add “vehicle to grid” (V2G) technology to cars as part of its review of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
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Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it
A cabinet split has emerged over whether to approve drilling at the Rosebank oilfield, with the chancellor, John Healey, in favour of the controversial North Sea project.
The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, is ultimately in charge of the decision, and the Guardian reported last week that she was leaning towards rejecting it after granting permission for the smaller Jackdaw gasfield.
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Concrete sprawl in Yaoundé has devastated the city’s trees and parks, so volunteers are stepping up, shrub by shrub
A little piece of paradise is buried under the asphalt that is now lined with parked cars. The romantic spot where Sosthène Hugues Ngono used to bring his first dates had been green and beautiful. “It wasn’t just a park,” he says, standing at the edge of what is now a private car park in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
“It was where I came to clear my head when things felt confused,” he says. “Where I met people; where I fell in love, more than once.”
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All it took was one or two careless teenage girls giving the vermin a taste of their snacks and they became the most well-fed animals imaginable
I’ve written a fair amount about my boarding school years in Nigeria in the 90s, but never about the rats that accompanied my school experience. Picture it: thousands of girls from across the country, each bearing a suitcase or two of a term’s worth of “provisions” – cornflakes, sugar cubes, powdered milk, hot chocolate powder, and so on. All it took was one or two careless girls giving the rats a taste of the exotic and they became among the most well-fed rats in the country, enjoying a steady stream of delicious teenage-girl snacks.
I will never forget the sight of rats – six or seven deep – congregating at dusk on the scraggly lawn next to my dormitory, like an illegal gathering of political dissidents. They were large (what with their rich diet), thick tails twitching, noses pushed together, damn near whispering. At first, they would scatter when humans approached. Then we had to clap and stomp to get them to shift. Like the proletariat, the rats began to understand their power, and stand their ground. They were no longer pests but now a sort of predator. If this sounds like the beginning of a highbrow horror, that’s how it felt.
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Company imitates reflection of sun from mirrors, prompting pushback from some scientists, environmentalists and California locals
Locals in a rural area of California were recently startled to see dazzlingly bright light shining down from nearby mountains at night, illuminating a swathe of the desert below.
Unbeknown to them, the strange nocturnal illumination was the latest step in a company’s plan to erect thousands of giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight on to the Earth during night-time.
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Queensland researchers say a published study contains ‘silly mistake’ that over-inflates vaccine’s efficacy but the regulator is standing by decision to approve it
At wildlife hospitals across eastern Australia, many koalas brought in have distinctive brown patches on their bottoms – a sign of urinary incontinence and a painful inflamed bladder. Others have red, weeping eyes, pointing to a bacterial disease that can cause blindness in the endangered marsupials.
Chlamydia infection, also known as chlamydiosis, is the most significant disease affecting the animals. The culprit is most commonly the bacterium Chlamydia pecorum, which is spread via mating or close contact.
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Rezultati nedavno objavljene studije sugeriraju da vaginalni mikrobiom može biti povezan s odabranim psihološkim osobinama i lokalnim metaboličkim obrascima. Različiti tipovi stanja vaginalne zajednice (CST) bili su povezani s odgovorom na nagradu, motivacijskim pogonom i inhibicijom ponašanja. Znanstvene analize sugeriraju da metaboliti mogu statistički objasniti neke od ovih povezanosti. Potrebne su veće longitudinalne studije žena kako bi se utvrdilo jesu li ovi obrasci važeći i kako bi se bolje razumjelo kako se vaginalni mikrobiom može povezati s psihološkim zdravljem.
Sarkopenija, značajan gubitak mišića, snage i fizičke funkcije koji dolazi sa starenjem, pogađa do 29% starijih osoba koje žive u zajednici, a još više u bolnici, u domovima za starije i među osobama s multimorbiditetom ili krhkošću.
Pacijenti s prethodno liječenim uznapredovalim karcinomom pluća ne-malih stanica (NSCLC) s mutacijom KRAS G12C živjeli su značajno dulje i imali su poboljšanu kontrolu bolesti kada su liječeni ciljanom terapijom KRAS-a sljedeće generacije divarasibom, pokazuju rezultati nove studije.
Analiza 21 studije pokazala je da su žene u perimenopauzi i postmenopauzi imale značajno veću vjerojatnost simptoma anksioznosti u usporedbi s ženama u premenopauzi, s najvećom vjerojatnošću uočenom tijekom perimenopauze. Ovi rezultati podupiru veću kliničku svijest o simptomima anksioznosti tijekom menopauzalnog prijelaza, ali ne utvrđuju da menopauza uzrokuje anksioznost ili da se simptomi povećavaju kod pojedinih žena tijekom vremena.
Dodavanje abiraterona standardnom liječenju pruža trajnu korist za preživljavanje muškaraca čiji se rak prostate već proširio pri dijagnozi, pojačavajući vrijednost ranog intenziviranja liječenja, pokazuje nova studija.
Režim temeljen na imunoterapiji koji kombinira durvalumab i inhibitor PARP-a, olaparib, pokazao je ohrabrujuće dugoročne ishode preživljavanja za pacijentice s uznapredovalim ili rekurentnim rakom endometrija, tvrdi nova studija.
Rezultati kliničkog ispitivanja pokazali su da su kod gotovo trećine (29,2 posto) pacijenata s uznapredovalim melanomom tumori potpuno nestali nakon primjene TIL terapije (lifileucel) u kombinaciji s inhibitorom imunoloških kontrolnih točaka, pembrolizumabom, kao terapije prve linije. Osim toga, kod otprilike dvije trećine (62,5 posto) pacijenata u istoj skupini došlo je do značajnog smanjenja tumora, pri čemu su mnogi ostvarili snažan i dugotrajan odgovor na kombinirano liječenje.
Eksperimentalno cjepivo pomoglo je imunološkom sustavu da prepozna i odgovori na mutacije koje potiču većinu karcinoma gušterače, pokazuju rezultati nove studije. Gotovo svaki pacijent koji je procijenjen nakon primanja cjepiva razvio je imunološki odgovor protiv mutiranog KRAS-a, gena koji igra glavnu ulogu u raku gušterače.
Dugotrajna upala niske razine obilježje je procesa starenja. Akumulirajuća oštećenja uporno aktiviraju urođeni imunološki sustav - prvu liniju obrane tijela - što dovodi do onoga što je poznato kao upala, funkcionalni pad i kronične bolesti starosti.
Studija provedena u Japanu istražila je postoji li poveznica između konzumacije ribe prije i tijekom trudnoće te hipertenzivnih poremećaja u trudnoći, uključujući gestacijsku hipertenziju i preeklampsiju. Znanstvenici su analizirali podatke prikupljene od žena u Japanu, proučavajući unos ribe te n-3 i n-6 višestruko nezasićenih masnih kiselina (PUFA) u različitim fazama trudnoće. Rezultati otkrivaju zanimljiv obrazac koji bi mogao biti važan za prehranu u razdoblju prije začeća i tijekom trudnoće.
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.
