Dismissed as a joke, UK’s first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
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A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs
From supermarkets to restaurants, rising meat costs amid tight supply and strong demand are hitting Americans hard If beef is what’s for dinner, expect to pay more for it. The classic combination of tight supply and strong demand has pushed…
Profiteers or keeping the lights on? The power plants that make millions a day
Concerns over whether gas generators are making fair profits are prompting fresh proposals to reform the system Travel 18 miles north of London and the grey bulk of a gas power plant comes into view near Rye House railway station…
After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30, a casualty of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and his administration’s focus on using the Arctic as an outpost for national…
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions Food and agriculture contribute one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions – second only to the burning of fossil fuels. And yet the…
Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?
Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction, but are now the biggest threat to their survival as they compete for land in east Africa’s Virunga mountains • Photographs by Badru Katumba for the Guardian It is sunrise on…
A Turning Point for the Ocean: What the High Seas Treaty Means
With more than 60 countries on board, the new international law will soon enter into force, ushering in the world’s first framework to conserve biodiversity across two-thirds of the ocean. By Teresa Tomassoni In a milestone for ocean governance and…
Can an AI-Guided Robot Help a California City Resist Sea Level Rise and Sequester Carbon?
A San Rafael startup proposed a sci-fi solution to raise areas facing the twin threats of land subsidence and sea level rise. Some officials and experts are skeptical. By Jennifer Ugwa In the Northern California Bay Area, the weather has…
Unpacking Trump’s ‘Con Job’ Comments About Climate Change to the UN
Politicians and business leaders alike punched back, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying governments need to “wake up to the reality.” By Jenni Doering and Aynsley O’Neill From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, a…
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life A landless people and a peopleless land: these, it appears, are the aims of the Israeli government in…