‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

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Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James

The AI company apparently found destructively scanning ‘all the books in the world’ easier than dealing with copyright in its quest for training data

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The End Of Critical Thinking And Rise Of Collective Stupidity - Carlo Cipolla

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British mother dies after couple are caught in Spanish wildfire

Lisa Fryett and Simon Batchelor, from Essex, fell victim to the deadly Almería blaze that ripped through the Los Gallardos neighbourhood of southern Spain on July 9.

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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Why Venice Won’t Eat the Crab Destroying Its Lagoon

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‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered

From Europe’s deadly heat to floods in Asia, it’s been a terrifying summer. Environment writers Jonathan Watts and Ajit Niranjan answered Reddit users’ questions about their work – and their sources o...

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Doomsday warnings erupt as trinity of cosmic events are set to appear

A rare trinity of cosmic events appearing this month has sparked fears of an ominous turning point. All three are set to unfold within hours of one another.

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Asphalt Nation by Jane Holtz Kay: 9780307819970 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Asphalt Nation is a major work of urban studies that examines how the automobile has ravaged America’s cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.   The automobile was once seen as...

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Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century

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Washington state wildfires cause 60,000 people to evacuate homes

Videos from Spokane - the second most populous city in Washington - show huge plumes of smoke and roaring fires close to nearby houses.

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Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

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The tiny Spanish village where darkness will fall twice in one night

With almost no residents, no restaurants and barely any visitors, Avellanosa de Muñó is preparing for one extraordinary night.

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As wildfires rage, the right’s denial of the climate cris...

The effects of extreme weather, be it fires or drought, are all too real. The need for an environmental consensus is one that transcends politics

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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed

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‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling France’s megafire

Exhausted firefighters, foresters and volunteers wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes

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Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded

Heat and drought have affected shipping, power plants and tourism across eastern Europe – as well as unearthing some surprises

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Grey whales are dying along our shores. Researchers say a warming climate may be part of the problem | CBC Radio

So far this calendar year, 10 grey whale carcasses have been discovered off the shores of B.C., and 30 in Washington state. Whale researchers say they see a connection to a changing climate, and want ...

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‘What can you live without?’: How the Nordics have perfected the summer cabin

In this region, summer is all about retreating to a countryside timber dwelling. Here are some of the best, from a mid-Century home to a modern cabin overlooking the ocean.

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Controversial plastic recycling technology divides Albany Democrats

Efforts to combat plastic waste have gotten derailed by the divide over chemical recycling.

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Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

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The Coming Food-Stamp Crisis

A looming deadline may force some states to end SNAP next year.

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