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Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:18 +0000

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows

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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:15 +0000

Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the century

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GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:05 +0000

Exclusive: Campaigners argue news channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul Marshall

The hedge fund run by the co-owner of GB News almost tripled its investments in fossil fuel companies in the first quarter of 2026 to $2.8bn (£2.1bn), the Guardian can reveal.

Critics have accused Sir Paul Marshall of “cashing in on climate chaos” and have claimed the news channel, which frequently attacks climate science and action, was “working in its owner’s financial interests”.

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:02 +0000

Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows

Exposure to common air pollution may cause childhood obesity because it affects children’s ability to control impulse, new first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed research finds.

‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:01 +0000

Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense

Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:01:31 +0000

Tour de France spectator ban as country along with Spain, Portugal and Greece faces ‘powder keg’ after heatwave

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Wildfires raging across southern Europe have forced thousands to flee their homes and prompted officials to ban spectators from a stage of the Tour de France, amid warnings of “powder keg” conditions after a record-breaking early summer heatwave.

EV charger rollout in UK slows amid political uncertainty and rise in installation costs

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:01 +0000

Growth in charge points falls markedly despite surge in number of rapid-charging units

The UK’s rollout of electric vehicle chargers has slowed amid challenging cost pressures and uncertainty over government sales targets.

Charger companies installed 5,100 public charge points in the first half of 2026, pushing the total to 121,171, according to Zapmap, a data company. That was a 10% increase on the same point a year before – well below growth rates above 40% in 2024.

‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:00:06 +0000

Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge development

At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:49:28 +0000

More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend

At least two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.

Fears Queenslanders could be forced to pay for mine cleanup as LNP reviews environmental ‘red tape’

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0000

Mining minister Dale Last says the state has an ‘enormous opportunity’ to become a global leader in critical minerals

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