Gardeners urged to avoid weeding their gardens this week for this important reason – leave your flower beds and lawns alone
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds·12 Aug 2026
During a heatwave, your garden is under a lot of strain to stay alive, and if weeds are currently thriving in yours, taking resources from your plants, it can be tempting to start weeding.
Amid Drought, Hundreds of French Rivers Are Drying Up
Yale E360by Fred Pearce·12 Aug 2026
An ongoing drought in Europe has sapped French rivers. Officials say that 43 percent of small waterways in France have been partially or completely dried up.
Runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·12 Aug 2026
Florida native Sage LaJoie is used to seeing sea animals along her favorite running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge.
Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
Environment | The Guardianby Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro·12 Aug 2026
The anticipation is palpable onboard the Boaventura II as the yacht sets off from Rio de Janeiro at sunrise.
As the world warms, butterflies are relocating at an astonishing scale
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·12 Aug 2026
The world’s butterflies are on the move. Whether it’s the iridescent blue Godartiana byses flitting south in Brazil as temperatures rise or Europe’s endangered Danube clouded yellow losing ground...
Alberta landowners fight fracking’s water use | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Drew Anderson and Amber Bracken·12 Aug 2026
Assar Grinde is the kind of man whose calm is infectious, even as he rattles off an encyclopedic knowledge of facts about drought, water and the impacts of fracking on the region he calls home.
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women leave home only twice a month, UN Women says
Down To Earthby Nandita Banerji·12 Aug 2026
Five years after the Taliban takeover, half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month, according to UN Women.
How to watch today's spectacular solar eclipse | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane·12 Aug 2026
On 12 August, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Europe and the Atlantic ocean as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight.
Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Gristby Kate Yoder·12 Aug 2026
Matthew LaPlante doesn’t have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City.
This £2 IKEA plant pot will keep your plants hydrated during the August heatwave – it’s the only thing I’m using to water my plants when I go on holiday this summer
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds·12 Aug 2026
Given that yet another heatwave is set to strike the UK this week, and the fact that I’m heading off on holiday, I’ve been struggling to come up with ways to water my houseplants when I’m gone.
Soursob weed is a persistent curse – but it can be beaten. Here’s how
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne·11 Aug 2026
When you are out and about at this time of year in many parts of Australia, a cold and sometimes drab winter is relieved by a blaze of brilliant yellow: soursob.
Empowering Local Women in Conservation | Blog | Nature | PBS
Nature | PBSby Amanda Bloom·11 Aug 2026
There is an invisible thread connecting Mombasa, Kenya and the coast of East Africa with Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and the vast Gobi Desert—in terms of global conservation and my own journey; let me...
These 5 charts show how far rooftop solar and home batteries can take us – and why we still need the grid
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Magnus Söderberg, Professor and Director, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University·11 Aug 2026
Australian homes and cities are increasingly producing and storing their own power. After two decades of growth, solar panels are now on the rooftops of one in three Australian homes.
‘Climate whiplash’ is not simply a buzzword, but a symptom of a warming planet
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Linden Ashcroft, Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne·11 Aug 2026
What flashes to mind when you hear the word “whiplash”? Perhaps you picture someone’s head rocking back and forth during a car crash – a jarring and often painful experience.
Stranded mountain biker saved by memorial honoring a heat stroke victim who died on the same trail
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·11 Aug 2026
On Monday, August 3, Mesa County Search and Rescue officials were alerted to a crisis situation along Palisade Plunge Trail, a challenging, 32-mile mountain bike trail in western Colorado.
With India's tiger population on the rise, wildlife crossings are next
Good Good Goodby Nirmal Ghosh·11 Aug 2026
- India has made progress in conserving its Bengal tigers, but now it must accommodate growing numbers as they disperse from protected habitats into human-dominated areas — even as poaching is on...
When should you scrap your gasoline car? The answer is almost certainly now.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·11 Aug 2026
Replacing a gasoline car of any age—even a brand-new one—with an electric vehicle will almost always lower overall carbon emissions, according to a new analysis.
As Deforestation Falls in Brazil, It Surges in Neighboring Bolivia
Yale E360by Ted Williams·11 Aug 2026
As Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in a country where land is cheap and enforcement lax.
Octopus Energy is urging customers to avoid using electricity during the solar eclipse – what you need to know
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds·11 Aug 2026
Customers of Octopus Energy will be rewarded with free electricity if they cut down their energy usage during the upcoming solar eclipse.
Reef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Mike Emslie, Senior Research Scientist in Reef Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science·10 Aug 2026
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of a small country.
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