Nature haven ‘trashed’ after four-year wait for protection decision
Activists claim developers are damaging the area while NatureScot considers whether or not to designate it a protected site.
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Stopping to admire wisteria and taking pride in your laundry? Join me in the land of grownups | Polly Hudson
I’ve recently noticed several signs of adulthood in my behaviour. At first I was horrified, but I have come to accept, even enjoy, the natural ageing process I nearly drove into a wall the other day, because I couldn’t take…
No ban on over-the-counter pet flea treatments in Jersey
It comes as the UK looks to restrict the products to vet visits.
‘Mournes could take centuries to recover from wildfires’
One conservation expert says repeated fires in The Mournes are like “death by a thousand cuts”.
International Leopard Day: A spotty outlook for the spotted cat
Leopards are the most widespread of the big cats, but their range across Asia and Africa is shrinking. In many places, so are their numbers. Recent Mongabay coverage of leopards (Panthera pardus) revealed a global trade in leopard trophies and…
Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists
Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges For decades, the only regular visitors to the Twin Lake Reservoir in Lima, Ohio, were fishers passing…
Two buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without cars
As Covid-era funding dries up and bus services are cut, a food insecurity crisis is brewing from Tennessee to Rhode Island Zen’Yari Winters’ job, at a pet shop in East Memphis, Tennessee, should be a 20-minute trip from her house.…
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Artemis II with NASA Experts
Episode description: In this bonus episode, go behind the scenes of key moments from Artemis II with NASA experts who made them possible. Engineers who launched the rocket describe the hours-long process that led to a successful liftoff. The leader…
‘They don’t belong in our environment’: US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread
From Virginia to New York, the bugs drain vines, cut yields and leave growers resorting to one simple fix: squash them Around grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs,…
The ramifications of record-shattering heat on the West’s ecosystems
In March, a month traditionally known for heavy mountain snows and dreary lower-elevation weather, a heat wave settled across the West, shattering temperature records from Tucson, Arizona, to Casper, Wyoming. The heat wave’s intensity and early arrival shocked many climate scientists.…