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About 23 million people across country affected by water-saving measures with ‘prolonged dry weather’ in eight areas
How can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be drought this summer?
Thames Water investors offer ‘golden share’ in bid to head off nationalisation
About 23 million people will be banned from using hosepipes by this weekend, as England and Wales moves closer to drought status.
On Tuesday Thames Water became the latest water company to announce a hosepipe ban, covering the more than 10 million customers it supplies water to across London and the Thames valley.
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Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’
A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.
In a study published last summer, researchers found that melting sea ice in the Arctic had slowed down over the past 20 years, with no statistically significant decline in its extent recorded between 2005 and 2024.
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Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’
The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government’s AI growth plans.
Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage the heat generated by densely packed servers. Cooling towers, chillers and humidification systems make direct use of this water, with large volumes also consumed indirectly through high electrical power needs.
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Hartington Meadows, Derbyshire: Amid a complex reticulation of stalks, stems, blooms and leaves, the right response might be to drop down before it
In his glorious poem Haymaking, about a flower meadow, Edward Thomas describes how the fiery day “had a kernel sweet of cold” and “the white empty road was lightly strewn/With leaves”. The heat here, however, was unrelieved, and if the road was empty, it was also liquefying at its margin. Sweat banded my cap and ran in the creases at the backs of my bare legs, where, I noticed, the horseflies focused their attentions.
Flower meadows, more than any other British land form, seem to be the most entangled and entangling places we have. They encircle and almost invade you with a sense of richness: not just the entwining hum of insect wings, nor the penetrating chromatic songs of the flowers themselves, but in an exuberant aura of living abundance.
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Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fears
Bus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs.
The UK was hit by high temperatures and dry weather in three successive heatwaves, with temperatures topping 37C last month when the country recorded its hottest ever June day. Last week, the Met Office warned climate extremes were becoming the “new ‘normal’ for the UK”.
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The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land
The jerry-built bordello at the foot of Vila Cururu, an illegal gold-mining settlement at the heart of Brazil’s most desecrated Indigenous territory, was a hive of depravity until just a few weeks ago.
Inebriated prospectors huddled around wooden tables, swigging beer and Scotch whisky, and ogling pole-dancing sex workers before going with them to shacks behind the brothel.
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Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists
For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlines. The western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, was spotted in a seaside town in north Wales in June, and widely celebrated on birding forums.
But a new scourge is threatening to disrupt the fun: AI slop.
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Neso denies allegations aired by Tory MP that staff took part in cover-up over decision-making in heatwave
In a control room in Wokingham, Berkshire, staff work around the clock, minute by minute, to align Great Britain’s fluctuating power supplies with its ever-changing demand.
However, as households struggle to adapt to soaring summer temperatures, staff at the government-owned National Energy System Operator (Neso), tasked with keeping the lights on, have faced the kind of challenge usually reserved for the country’s coldest winter nights in recent weeks.
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Portable fans, a ‘cooling necklace’, sun protective hats and more products we reach for when the heat won’t quit
If you’ve stepped outside lately, you know the heat isn’t letting up. With another round of triple-digit temperatures and heat advisories blanketing parts of the US, we asked our writers to share the things they rely on when summer gets unbearable.
They shared recommendations for portable fans, a powerful dehumidifier and shorts that keep you cool even after hours of walking. Multiple writers recommended REI’s Sahara hoodie. You’ll also find clever picks you may not have considered, such as reusable ice packs and a “cooling necklace”. Here are our 12 tried-and-true essentials that are keeping us from melting on hot, sticky summer days.
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Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans
I won’t go into gory detail about the tick I found latched behind my ear approximately 35 hours after a hike in early June. Suffice it to say, the parasite was well fed, and I was horrified.
I am far from alone in making such a disgusting discovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites have been unusually high in the US this year. Thirty-one million Americans are bitten by ticks annually – and the number has been trending up for over a decade. In the UK, ticks appear to be rising in number and species variety.
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Crijevo potpuno obnavlja svoju unutarnju sluznicu svakih nekoliko dana što je jedan od najbržih procesa obnove u ljudskom tijelu. Znanstvenici su sada otkrili da ovaj izvanredan podvig prati skrivena mreža specijaliziranih mezenhimalnih potpornih stanica koje rade iza kulisa, otkrivajući neočekivanu razinu organizacije unutar crijeva i nudeći nove tragove koji bi na kraju mogli informirati pristupe ozljedama crijeva i upalnim bolestima crijeva.
Antimikrobna rezistencija kod djece raste globalno i pogoršat će se tijekom sljedećeg desetljeća, ugrožavajući učinkovitost antibiotika koji spašavaju živote, prema prvoj svjetskoj platformi za praćenje.
Niska konzumacija voća i povrća glavni je preventabilni faktor kardiovaskularnih bolesti (KVB). Procjenjuje se da nedovoljan unos voća i povrća uzrokuje gotovo 3 milijuna smrtnih slučajeva od kardiovaskularnih bolesti i više od 70 milijuna godina života prilagođenih invaliditetu diljem svijeta.
Prethodne studije su otkrile da je kofein najpopularniji stimulans i psihoaktivna tvar na svijetu, a kava je najčešći način na koji ljudi konzumiraju kofein. Najnovija istraživanja podupiru zaključak da je za većinu odraslih osoba konzumiranje do 400 mg kofeina dnevno (ili do 5 šalica kave s kofeinom od 240 ml dnevno) sigurno i čini se da je povezano s nižim rizikom od kardiovaskularnih bolesti za neke osobe. Međutim, veće doze kofeina, poput razina koje se nalaze u energetskim pićima, mogu uzrokovati kardiovaskularnu štetu.
Šestomjesečno kliničko ispitivanje pokazalo je da su osobe s visokim genetskim rizikom za pretilost imale jednake koristi od savjetovanja o prehrani kao i one s niskim genetskim rizikom, što dovodi u pitanje ideju da DNK određuje uspjeh mršavljenja.
Epilepsija pogađa otprilike 50 milijuna ljudi diljem svijeta, no više od polovice osoba s pretpostavljenim genetskim uzrokom još uvijek nema molekularnu dijagnozu unatoč identifikaciji preko 1.000 monogenskih gena epilepsije. Malo je vjerojatno da će se ova dijagnostička praznina riješiti samo poboljšanim otkrivanjem varijanti, što sugerira da se varijante koje utječu na isti biološki put mogu kombinirati i uzrokovati bolest. U nedavno provedenom istraživanju znanstvenici su otkrili novi genetski put koji može dovesti do napadaja kada je isti poremećen.
Za pacijente s novodijagnosticiranim multiplim mijelomom koji nisu podvrgnuti autolognoj transplantaciji matičnih stanica, neograničeno održavanje lenalidomidom dugo je bilo standardna njega unatoč ograničenim dokazima koji bi vodili optimalno trajanje liječenja. Sada je novo istraživanje otkrilo veću toksičnost bez koristi za preživljavanje od nastavka liječenja do progresije bolesti u usporedbi s prekidom nakon 2 godine.
Znanstvenici Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai identificirali su imunu stanicu koja djeluje kao arhitekt i koordinator snažnih imunoloških središta koja se formiraju unutar tumora i igra ključnu ulogu u antitumorskom imunitetu. Ovo otkriće moglo bi dovesti do novih strategija za učinkovitije imunoterapije raka.
Plućna fibroza je smrtonosna bolest u kojoj ožiljno tkivo raste u plućima, otežavajući disanje. Naime, kod plućne fibroze, normalan proces zacjeljivanja rana u tijelu ide po zlu. Umjesto da se popravlja oštećeno tkivo, ono počinje proizvoditi ožiljno tkivo u plućima. Osobe s idiopatskom plućnom fibrozom imaju vrlo kratko vrijeme preživljavanja, obično samo dvije do pet godina od dijagnoze. Samo su dva lijeka odobrena za liječenje, a nijedan od njih ne može preokrenuti ožiljke i izliječiti bolest.
Znanstvenici su identificirali praktični prag ketona u krvi povezan s većim kratkoročnim gubitkom težine, nudeći novi uvid u to kako praćenje ketoze može pomoći u optimizaciji ketogenih dijetalnih intervencija. Identificirana razina ketona u krvi mogla bi pomoći u predviđanju koje osobe će najvjerojatnije postići veći gubitak težine tijekom ketogene dijete.
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.
