Diss gets in a flap over High Street pigeon mess
BBC Newsby Owen Sennitt12 Sept 2026
- Published Pigeons have been leaving a town's High Street looking dirty and efforts to deter the birds from congregating have failed, a mayor has said.
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top 95%The 5 positive tipping points that could ‘rapidly’ heal the world
Euronewsby Liam Gilliver12 Sept 2026
“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.” The world risks irreversible damage as our...
The Mother of All Mega-Dams: India can no longer ignore the water bomb on its frontier
Open Magazineby Brahma Chellaney12 Sept 2026
The Mother of All Mega-Dams: India can no longer ignore the water bomb on its frontier China’s own scientists are warning the world about the serious risks posed by the colossal Chinese super dam...
Satellite images show China advancing into contested India border territory
The Independentby Shweta Sharma12 Sept 2026
Panic has gripped the remote frontier villages of India’s border with China, where tribal communities say they are being pushed back from their ancestral yak-grazing and hunting landsdue to a...
‘Hopeful genres like solarpunk can help bring climate discussions to dinner tables‘
Down To Earthby Preetha Banerjee12 Sept 2026
‘Hopeful genres like solarpunk can help bring climate discussions to dinner tables‘ Some Indigenous communities such as the Maori of the Aotearoa New Zealand understand time as a non-linear concept...
‘Give each major Indian written language the chance to shine as a way of expressing new ideas, especially in science and tech’
Down To Earthby Ashutosh Kumar Thakur12 Sept 2026
‘Give each major Indian written language the chance to shine as a way of expressing new ideas, especially in science and tech’ Long before India became a global economy, it had already travelled...
The harvest before the harvest
Down To Earthby Nannapaneni Maneesh12 Sept 2026
In Rayalaseema’s dry fields, farmers are reimagining harvests by valuing bees, spiders, fungi and soil life as much as vegetables.
The Red Bull generation: How energy drinks became the fuel for a fast-paced society
El País Englishby Enrique Alpañés12 Sept 2026
Energy drinks aren’t consumed for pleasure. They aren’t served in a glass with ice and a straw, nor are they sipped with blissful leisure.
300-Kg Loads, Chains & Years of Suffering: Why Wildlife SOS Wants You To Refuse the Elephant Ride
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta12 Sept 2026
I must have been four or five when an old family album left me with a question I would carry for years.
What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
ABC News Australiaby Michael Black12 Sept 2026
Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes.
Gurugram’s civic infrastructure must match scale of city, says human rights panel
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau12 Sept 2026
A resilient, adequately planned and effectively maintained civic infrastructure was an essential component of a safe, dignified and rights-compliant urban environment, the Haryana Human Rights...
SC clears Chintels Paradiso redevelopment in Ggm, residents to vacate by Jan
Hindustan Timesby Abraham Thomas12 Sept 2026
SC clears Chintels Paradiso redevelopment in Ggm, residents to vacate by Jan The Supreme Court has cleared the way for reconstruction of the Chintels Paradiso housing project in Gurugram, directing...
Nepal flood disaster exposes cascading threats in Himalayas
Phys.orgby Tauseef Ahmad; Sajid Raina12 Sept 2026
Nepal flood disaster exposes cascading threats in Himalayas A catastrophic flood in Nepal that left thousands missing began with a collapse of ice and rock high in the mountains—a warning that...
Japan's Floating Parking Spot Keeps Cars Safe from Floodwaters
Latest Content - Car and Driverby Brendan McAleer12 Sept 2026
- Japan's been getting rocked by flash flooding, and it's been damaging hundreds of vehicles. - This floating parking pad is a durable and elegant way to keep a parked car safe as the water rises.
Ituna/Itatá invasion escalates as Indigenous Land faces fires and illegal clearing
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta12 Sept 2026
More than 500 people have invaded Brazil’s Ituna/Itatá Indigenous Land in recent weeks, opening illegal roads, setting deliberate fires and threatening federal agents.
Hide and chic: are clothes and apparel made from alternative leathers better for the environment?
The Guardianby Lucianne Tonti12 Sept 2026
In sustainable fashion, breathless promises about vegan leather have arrived thick and fast for over a decade.
UK weather: Is a September heatwave on the way?
BBC Newsby Ben Rich11 Sept 2026
- Published Temperatures are set to climb across the UK this weekend, reaching summerlike levels in some places.
Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits $244K Jackpot After Nearly 40-Day Drought
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman11 Sept 2026
Earlier this week, at block height 966351, against some seriously long odds, a solo miner hit the jackpot, raking in a solid $244,920 worth of bitcoin.
Almost a fifth of drivers say overgrown plants have caused them to speed
The Independentby Rosie Shead11 Sept 2026
Nearly a fifth of motorists (19 per cent) have unintentionally exceeded the speed limit because overgrown greenery obscured a road sign, according to a survey.
'Pretty awesome': canola fields burst into colour
PerthNowby Aaron Bunch11 Sept 2026
'Pretty awesome': canola fields burst into colour Paddocks across Australia have burst into colour, with brilliant fields of golden canola stretching as far as the eye can see.