To tackle extreme heat, Andy Burnham needs to urgently take these three radical steps
This summer will be one of the coolest in your lifetime. With better planning for these now normal extreme summers, some heat-related deaths can be prevented.
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Bare winter fields to disappear as part of new plan for healthy greener countryside
Soil health is at the heart of new government plans for farm payments with policies to increase soil organic matter and promote winter cover.
Hundreds of rivers and lakes cross international borders – countries need to commit to sharing the water
Transboundary water cooperation can reduce conflict and promote sustainable development.
Explainer: the long, complicated history of the US at Guantánamo Bay
How did Washington get its hands on Guantánamo Bay – and why does its presence there still cause so much trouble?
Drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of childhood asthma – new study
This study is one of the first to identify a link between Pfas exposure and asthma in childhood.
Talking to houseplants might make them happy, but one app calls for a deeper connection
How good are you at caring for your houseplants? Come to that, how good are you at caring for yourself? Symbio, a new app still currently in development, will connect your well-being to that of your plants…
Warm ice in Mount Everest’s glaciers makes them more sensitive to climate change – new research
Mean annual air temperature on Everest is –13°C at 7,000 metres elevation, and yet the ice in its highest glacier is only –3.3°C.
Is China to blame for the global avocado shortage?
Avocado demand is driven not just by their supposed health benefits, but by their newness, exclusivity and symbolic, aspirational value to a burgeoning middle class.
Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health
Recycling metals from e-waste will be critical as demand for raw materials is likely to outstrip supply in the near future.
Does fracking cause cancer and infertility?
Fracking in the US has relied on chemicals linked to a range of health problems but the industry claims UK operations would be far safer.
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