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The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:30:14 +0000

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:00:14 +0000

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close

Inside a large greenhouse at the University of Kansas, Professor Liz Koziol and Dr Terra Lubin tend rows of sudan grass in individual plastic pots. The roots of each straggly plant harbor a specific strain of invisible soil fungus. The shelves of a nearby cold room are stacked high with thousands of plastic bags and vials containing fungal spores harvested from these plants, then carefully preserved by the researchers.

US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump’s ‘green scam’ claims

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:30:08 +0000

New polling shows 65% of registered US voters believe global heating is affecting cost of living

Most Americans now connect the worsening climate crisis with their cost of living pressures, with clear majorities also disagreeing with moves by the Trump administration to gut climate research and halt windfarms, new polling has found.

Living on the edge: what young people in England told us about life on the coast

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:00:06 +0000

As part of the Guardian’s Against the tide series, readers aged 18 to 30 share what they love about living in their coastal town, the challenges and why they often choose to leave

Megan, a 24-year-old from the Isle of Wight, is very familiar with saying goodbye. She decided university wasn’t for her and remembers how, one by one, she waved off her friends who left the island to study. Many never came back.

Year in wildlife – in pictures

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:06 +0000

We look back over the year’s wildlife photographs, and hand out some much-deserved gongs to brilliant and beautiful creatures around the world

First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:00:02 +0000

Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026

A new river walk has been announced by the government as ministers try to improve access to nature in England.

The 13-mile (21km) walk will go through Greater Manchester and the north-west of England. There will be a river walk in each region of the country by the end of parliament, the government has pledged.

Sustainable aviation fuel take-up in UK unlikely to hit 2025 target, data suggests

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:01 +0000

Provisional figures in government mandate’s first year show 20% shortfall in levels of SAF supplied for UK flights

The take-up of sustainable aviation fuels is on course to fall short of the UK government’s first annual mandate, official figures suggest.

Feeling burnt out? A bush blessing for the end of the year | Jess Harwood

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:00:55 +0000

Now is the time to think of new beginnings

There’s an itsy-bitsy fear I want to overcome. I will never be a fan, but can I at least be Normal about spiders? | Rebecca Shaw

admin — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:41:08 +0000

In order to be less scared, I imagine the huge Australian huntsman as a girlie, just chilling and listening to us yap. It sounds dumb, but it worked (a little bit)

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I am someone who believes it is never too late to change. I think you can in fact teach an old dog new tricks, as long as the old dog is open-minded and willing to learn. As long as the old dog is willing to admit when it was wrong, and work to become a better dog.

Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5

admin — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:03:27 +0000

Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.