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Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:57 +0000

Trump’s EPA chief Lee Zeldin’s presence shows how much influence climate deniers now have, experts say

As scientists confirmed that March was the United States’ most abnormally hot month in recorded history, dozens of climate deniers gathered to promote misinformation and tout their newfound influence on federal policy.

America’s hiking culture is built on ego

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:56 +0000

From peak-bagging to thru-hiking, Americans have turned traversing land into personal milestones. This wilderness ranger and Indigenous writer has witnessed it firsthand

Këmituxwe Éhènta Wehikiyànkw

You are walking in our old homeland

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:55 +0000

Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the American Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in Nebraska

In a normal year, the vast grasslands that roll across the American Great Plains would be starting to green. But at the center of the US, where most of the nation’s beef producers graze their herds, this spring brought fire instead of moisture, leaving more than a million acres black and barren.

BP hails ‘exceptional’ trading as oil prices soar in Iran war

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:13:25 +0000

Citi analysts upgrade profit forecast by 20% to $2.6bn for January to March despite flat oil and gas production

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BP expects to post “exceptional” earnings from its oil trading desk, reaping a windfall from choppy energy markets triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:11:58 +0000

Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the average

Scientist Ted Scott could feel that summers in his home state of Minnesota were not what they used to be.

With the climate crisis accelerating, Scott could feel and see the seasons changing from their usual patterns – especially summer – and he wanted to know what the data said.

Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000

The government hails the ‘green revolution’ as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experience

On paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK’s burgeoning green energy sector. He has high grades in maths and physics A-level, a distinction in BTec engineering and another distinction in an extended engineering diploma. He has also done work experience at an engineering company.

‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:01:01 +0000

The artist and film-maker spent a summer on the island making poetic images of the local flora – and exploring their connections to Grenada’s historical trauma

Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:30:19 +0000

A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

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MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000

Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm’s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wraps

A funding deal to raise £100m from private investors for urgently needed nature restoration in Scotland has fallen through without the Scottish parliament being told.

‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of Africa’s fungi

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:02 +0000

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

Madagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species – from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees – found nowhere else on the planet. But when discussing the island nation’s endemic treasures, fungi are often left out of the conversation.