‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides
When pesticide proved no match for the insect, desperate Phyllis Nvuda tried a new way to save her infested orchardFor two decades, Phyllis Nduva, 72,…
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normalRecently, I overheard a…
Some dentists say more young people are grinding their teeth – are you one of them?
Millions of us do it, though few of us realise we do – but getting the right treatment can be life-changing.
Does photo show experimental circular forest in Japan?
The trees were deliberately arranged in circles to test the effects of different planting densities.
Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents
Ten people were evacuated from the home in Araucanía region in central Chile.
As U.S. Trade Pressure Mounts, Vietnam Prepares to Prosecute 74 ‘Xoi Lac’ Sports Pirates
Six months after Vietnamese police shut down the country’s notorious pirate football streaming network ‘Xoi Lac TV’, investigators have recommended criminal charges against 74 people….
Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026)
Today’s links LLMs are real, AI is fake: No, it didn’t “go rogue.” Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Why 9/11 Means…
Beyond the heatwave: what it really takes for climate warnings to cut through in the UK
As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving changeWildfires, excess deaths, hosepipe bans, school closures: this summer many…
Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans
Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this…