Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables
The Hormuz Strait in the Persian Gulf, through which one fifth of the world’s supply of oil and…
Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals
Artist’s reconstruction of the ancient ocean ecosystem preserved in the Jiangchuan biota Xiaodong Wang A huge and beautifully…
Woman Runs To Help ‘Shivering Angels’ Cuddled Together In Snowbank
Recently, on a snow-covered walk through Milham Park in Portage Lake, Michigan, a woman named Laura noticed something…
EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water : NPR
The EPA is flagging microplastics and pharmaceuticals as potentially concerning contaminants in drinking water, along with other chemicals…
£400 plug-in solar panels will quietly change the whole country
If ever there were a time to double down on renewable energy, it is now. Liquified natural gas…
RRSPs and RRIFs are intended to provide retirement income. But the strategies are quite different
I’ve heard people say that a RRIF is simply an extension of an RRSP. Not true! The two…
What the New Starbucks ‘Widely Recyclable’ Label Really Means
Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s according to an announcement made in…
Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami
MANADO, Indonesia — An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing…
Norfolk councils miss food waste collection change deadline
Breckland, South Norfolk, North Norfolk and Great Yarmouth were all instructed to offer residents a separate food waste…
Cornwall visit for last orca pair in Scottish pod after five-year absence
Beautiful, but sadly the ‘absolute celebrity rock stars and icons of the orca world’ are the last pair…
We saved the world once — we can do it again
In the late 20th century, the world came together to plug a hole in the ozone layer —…
‘Shrinking-swelling’ phenomenon is putting 12m French homes at risk. Is climate change to blame?
Published on 02/04/2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 Rupturing pipes, distorted doors and windows, and huge cracks on your home.…