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Honeybees make specialised ‘baby food’ to give larvae balanced diet, study says

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:35 +0000

Researchers also discover bees can adjust their diets when pollen sources do not provide healthy level of nutrients

Honeybees blend a special “baby food” to give their larvae a balanced diet, with adult bees also able to regulate their feeding to avoid overconsuming certain nutrients, according to a study.

Researchers have discovered that bees can adjust how much they eat when pollen sources do not provide them with the ideal balance of essential amino acids, the essential building blocks of protein that animals cannot make for themselves and must obtain from their diet.

Okra up north: how a forgotten heirloom travelled the African diaspora to Toronto

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:33 +0000

Okra holds a special place in many African-descended communities, and a Canadian farmer with Jamaican roots is growing a very old variety

When Nicole Austin was growing up in Oshawa, Canada, her Jamaican family couldn’t find the foods they enjoyed back on the island. No callaloo, garden eggs or okra. Austin’s grandmother grew certain things in her backyard, but only if she had the necessary seeds.

Jaguar Land Rover to make more hybrid cars in US sales push

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:44:31 +0000

Drive to appeal to wealthy Americans is part of pivot away from previously announced all-electric strategy

Jaguar Land Rover has said it will make more hybrid cars as part of an effort to focus on growth in the US, as Britain’s largest carmaker further rowed back on the transition away from fossil fuels.

The manufacturer told investors on Wednesday it would offer petrol and hybrid versions of new models, including smaller SUVs that had previously been planned to shift to all-electric sales.

Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:32 +0000

Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought- and flood-prevention measures

Rising temperatures may trigger a dangerous increase in “hydroclimatic whiplash” in rivers that would make traditional approaches to flood and drought planning insufficient, a study has found.

US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel drive

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:31 +0000

Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this

US political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to limit global heating and the president’s pugnacious demands to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil and gas.

The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever | Karina Von Schuckmann

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:28 +0000

Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance

The ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves – prolonged spells when the sea turns abnormally, dangerously warm – was more than triple what it was in the early 1990s.

The future of global ocean observations: five scenarios

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00219-9

The future of global ocean observations: five scenarios

As an ocean swimmer, I try not to think of sharks, but we all know that this is their territory | Eleanor Limprecht

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:31:09 +0000

It used to be easier to say that the chances of a shark attack were slim. Now I feel as though that pretence of safety has been shattered

After nearly a year’s break, I started ocean swimming again this May, delighting in the clarity of the water and the quieter beaches of Sydney’s winter. I’d stopped because of an injury but then found that the longer I was out of the water the harder it was to get back in.

Trump’s DoJ intervenes to back Elon Musk in datacenter pollution lawsuit

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:01:13 +0000

Justice department urges judge to throw out suit brought by NAACP over xAI’s methane-gas turbines in Mississippi

The Trump administration is coming to the defense of Elon Musk in a lawsuit over claims that his artificial intelligence company, xAI, is polluting residential neighborhoods in north Mississippi. The justice department told a federal court late on Monday to throw out the case.

The tide is turning on Thames Water: special administration looks best | Nils Pratley

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:30 +0000

It is still not totally clear what the government wants but the political mood seems to be shifting towards a decision

Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government objects to rescue deal