Environment

Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds | Bees

Bumblebee nests may be overheating, killing off broods and placing one of the Earth’s critical pollinators in decline as temperatures…

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‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear | Invertebrates

Gardeners are inadvertently killing scores of earthworms with soil conditioners marketed as “organic”, experts fear, as they call for tighter…

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Floods and landslide kill more than a dozen people in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island | Indonesia

A flood and a landslide have hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people, according to officials. The landslide…

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‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants | Sharks

The ambush was simple. A spotter on a hill would scan the sea and when he saw the big black…

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Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study | Gas stoves

Using a gas stove increases nitrogen dioxide exposure to levels that exceed public health recommendations, a new study shows. The…

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Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action | Books

The Society of Authors (SoA) has come under fire from all sides after members voted against a resolution demanding it…

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A rare tropical cyclone landfall is on tap for Tanzania » Yale Climate Connections

After suffering at least 155 deaths since March from disastrous floods, Tanzania is bracing for the approach of what could…

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UK tenants should have ‘right to garden’, leading horticulturist says | Gardens

Developers and landlords should give tenants a “right to garden”, a leading horticulturist has said as he campaigns for more…

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Florida sees thriving future if climate resilience managed, research finds | Florida

Climate predictions in Florida, for the most part, make pretty grim reading. Rising oceans threaten to submerge most of the…

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Startup mimics nature to produce zero-carbon cement » Yale Climate Connections

One day you may walk down a sidewalk made from algae. A startup called Prometheus Materials is working to make…

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