DARK SECRETS: 42 - The Real Truth

Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension

Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Baby birds show highest levels of forever chemicals

Birds near some suburban industrial and military sites spend their lives contaminated with forever chemicals, which peak during their breeding cycle.

AAP · Jul 8

Élevages décimés, récoltes réduites : l'agriculture forcée de s'adapter aux canicules ?

Des millions de volailles mortes de chaud, un risque accru d’incendie pendant les moissons, des fruits cuits sur pied… Depuis dimanche 5 juillet, la France est traversée par une nouvelle vague de chaleur, la troisième, déjà, depuis le début de la canicule mi-mai. Ces épisodes précoces et rapprochés fragilisent élevages…

France 24 (Français) · Jul 8

The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction

‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill

Rubbish dumps can expose birds to contaminants, raising questions over whether landfill foraging helps or harms

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Birdwatch: A yellowhammer cheer squad on my cycle around Suffolk

That characteristic song was an unexpected delight alongside the chiffchaffs, blackcaps and whitethroats too

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Country diary: Following the flight path of a meadow brown

Barston, West Midlands: It’s been a strange year so far for butterflies, and I get my summer meadow brown moment beneath a roaring jumbo jet

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Is your bin full? Council seeks feedback on waste collection

A council is preparing to introduce a new collection service for about 33,000 households.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7

Rail company urges to only travel if ‘essential’ as heatwave expands across UK

The UK entered its third heatwave in as many months on Monday, and temperatures are expected to climb as high as 35C in some areas later this week.

Evening Standard · Jul 7

Power shift: Australia could cut fossil fuel shocks

Investing in two renewable energy sources could help boost Australia's fuel security, a study has found, but drilling for oil is no solution.

AAP · Jul 7