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A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to come
Met Office has just offered an update on temperatures across the UK, with several stations already reporting temperatures above 30C – and it’s not even 11am.
It’s 30.4C in Wych Cross, 30.3C in Charlwood, 30.2C at Kenly Airfield.
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From chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplace
In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea towel wrapped around his neck to combat the heat.
As temperatures exceeded 35C (95F) in the capital, workers who were not lucky enough to be in air-conditioned offices sweltered in the heat.
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Hit by heatwaves and low rainfall, food producers are finding novel solutions to help crops and cattle survive
Ponds and collection tanks, drought-resistant crops and a certain rodent. As the climate crisis brings more extreme weather to Britain, farmers are experimenting with new tactics to tackle drought – and flooding.
The string of heatwaves and drought conditions experienced across vast swathes of Britain this summer has brought a series of challenges for food producers, particularly those growing crops more suited to the UK’s traditional climate.
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Calshot, Hampshire: Underwater meadows are vanishingly rare habitats, so I join a group who are gathering eelgrass seed to help restore them
It’s 6.30am and I’m wading knee-deep in the River Solent, searching for common eelgrass (Zostera marina) seed. I meander through the shallows, scanning the underwater meadow for something no bigger than my little finger.
I’ve been shown photos of the seed-bearing spathes, but at first the sheer expanse of leaves is overwhelming. I try combing my fingers through them, feeling for the fleshy flowering spikes, but come up empty-handed.
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This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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We’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose
It’s time to vote for the 2026 invertebrate of the year. For the third year running, we’ve been profilng some of the most spectacular, fascinating and yet overlooked inhabitants of our planet; the huge category of animals (more than 1.3million different species) that have no spine. This group includes all sorts of creatures from jellyfish to bumblebees via parasites, spiders and worms. They carry out some of the most critical functions at the very base of all of our ecosystems, but it’s the vertebrates - pandas, lions, whales - that scoop up everyone’s attention.
Please vote for your favourite from these amazing species... or if you don’t have time to vote, just don’t forget to look down, or up, or under a stone or into a pond; some of the most marvellous creatures you’ve never heard of may be a few millimetres away.
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Voting has opened! Over the last two weeks we’ve profiled ten amazing invertebrates – nominated by you. Now it’s time to choose this year’s invertebrate of the year
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Twenty-one birds released on Bodmin Moor where it is hoped they will one day return to produce their own young
They took a little coaxing at first – after all, they had got used to a safe, comfortable aviary tucked away in woodland on the edge of Bodmin Moor. But after a few minutes, the birds stepped out into freedom and the bolder ones were soon soaring into the blue, the first white storks to be released into the wilds of Cornwall.
Yan Swiderski, the founder of the Cornwall Stork Project, had tears in his eyes. “I do feel a bit emotional,” he said. He sounded a little like a proud father wanting to play down the achievements of his offspring – and failing. “They’re a little bit clumsy at the moment. They aren’t used to flying free … but they do look majestic, don’t they?”
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Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourites. Now it’s time to pick the winner
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It’s raining in Melbourne as I write this, and on my way to work I saw pale pink earthworms everywhere, scattered and exposed all over the footpath like soft-bodied streamers.
It was a visible reminder, as I dodged to avoid squishing the inaugural winners, in 2024, of the invertebrate of the year contest, of the magnificent array of 1.7m invertebrate species we share the planet with.
Could England and Wales ever run out of water?
The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan
‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires
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Wildfire smoke and ash can reshape aquatic ecosystems long after the flames have been extinguished
Wildfires are an increasing problem in Europe and elsewhere. While their immediate effect on air quality is obvious, they can also trigger less visible but significant environmental effects, including algal blooms.
An algal bloom is the rapid growth of algae and other plant-like microorganisms. These blooms can become so dense that they change the colour of the lake and seas. Although most are harmless, some produce dangerous toxins. When their blooms die, their decomposition depletes oxygen in the water, creating so-called dead zones.
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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.
Osobe sa sužavanjem koronarnih arterija imaju blagu, nekontroliranu upalu u tijelu, čak i ako nemaju simptome i primaju optimalno liječenje. Rezultati sugeriraju da imunološke stanice poznate kao neutrofili potiču tihu upalu koja može povećati rizik od daljnjih srčanih udara, ali se ne otkriva rutinskim kliničkim testovima.
Randomizirano ispitivanje dovodi u pitanje desetljeća opreza oko kofeina, otkrivajući da umjeren dnevni unos kave nije pogoršao fibrilaciju atrija i bio je povezan s manje klinički otkrivenih recidiva.
Studija u kojoj je sudjelovalo više od 143.000 ljudi sugerira da otprilike šačica orašastih plodova dnevno može ponuditi najveću korist u snižavanju krvnog tlaka, a veći unos povezan je sa znatno nižim rizikom od hipertenzije (visoki krvni tlak).
Novo istraživanje koje su proveli britanski znanstvenici s Aston University pokazalo je da je za antimikrobno djelovanje manuka meda odgovoran niz spojeva, a ne samo sadržaj šećera i metilglioksala (MGO), kako se prije mislilo.
Nova studija provedena na više od 87.000 odraslih osoba otkrila je da je čak i malo tjelesne aktivnosti povezano s većim izgledima za izbjegavanje moždanog udara i smrti - a koristi su se održale bez obzira na to jesu li sudionici imali fibrilaciju atrija ili ne.
Ftalati, kemikalije koje se nalaze u plastici, proizvodima za osobnu njegu i stotinama drugih potrošačkih proizvoda, mogu doprinijeti visokom krvnom tlaku kod trudnica, tvrdi nova studija.
Tirzepatid je dvostruki inkretinski agonist receptora glukozno-ovisnog inzulinotropnog peptida (GIP) i glukagonu sličnog peptida 1 (GLP-1). Može smanjiti tjelesnu težinu i glukozu u krvi, ali njegovi kardiovaskularni učinci su predmet rasprave. Dok su opservacijske studije i randomizirana ispitivanja otkrila zaštitne učinke tirzepatida na hospitalizaciju zbog zatajenja srca i smrtnost od svih uzroka, dokazi o većim kardiovaskularnim događajima bili su manjkavi.
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.