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The ancient woodland left untouched for 100 years
An area of Ecclesall Woods in Sheffield, unofficially known as “No Man’s Land”, has been left largely undisturbed by humans for almost a century, allowing local flora and fauna to flourish. The 42-acre patch was fenced off in 1927 shortly after the city council bought the wider 346-acre woodland to protect it from housing development,…
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‘Before The War’, ‘Our Share Of Sand’ Scoop Top Venice Critics’ Week Prizes
Tommaso Usberti’s “Before the War” has won the Grand Prize at the 41st Venice International Film Critics’ Week, with Shalini Adnani’s “Our Share of Sand” taking the Audience Award. The event, an independent section of the Venice Film Festival organised by the Italian National Film Critics Union, recognises emerging directors, and this year’s winners tackle…
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Ed Sheeran’s second wildlife pond approved at new studio
Ed Sheeran has secured planning permission to build a second large wildlife pond, this time at his new £1.1 million recording studio complex in Suffolk, dubbed “Sheeranville II”. The approval has raised concerns among residents, given that a similar pond at Sheeran’s nearby family estate was previously used by the singer for swimming and diving…
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Nat Geo May Have Its Most Beautiful Wildlife Series Yet With ‘Africa: Earth’s Wild Home’ — Watch Trailer (Exclusive)
National Geographic is launching “Africa: Earth’s Wild Home”, a seven-part natural history series billed as the first instalment in a multi-year franchise documenting the planet continent by continent. Executive produced and narrated by actress Wunmi Mosaku, the series was filmed over four years across nearly 30 countries and features never-before-seen footage, including black rain frogs…
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Dozens of parakeets are found dead in London park after ‘being killed by catapults using sick technique called lamping’
A London wildlife charity has reported that 43 ring-necked parakeets were found dead in Priory Gardens, a park in Orpington, south-east London, over a three-week period, after allegedly being targeted by youths using catapults. Greenwich Wildlife Network says groups shine bright lights at roosting birds after dark before firing projectiles at them, a practice it…
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Mother of convicted terror plotter seeks school board seat in Canada
Dr Khdiga R Metwally, whose son Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy is serving a 40-year US prison sentence for plotting an ISIS-inspired terror attack in New York, is standing for election as a school board trustee in Halton, Canada, near Toronto. She has told the Daily Mail that her son is mentally ill, that she rejects violence…
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NOAA plans to ease marine protections for commercial fishing
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has unveiled new agency priorities that critics say will roll back science-based fisheries management in favour of the commercial fishing industry. The changes, framed by NOAA as cutting bureaucracy and modernising regulation, form part of the Trump administration’s “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness” executive order signed in April…
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‘The heartbeat of game day’: how NWSL fans in Boston built culture from the ground up
Fans in Boston have spent more than two years building a supporters’ culture for the city’s new NWSL franchise, the Legacy, forming the Independent Supporters’ Association (ISA) before the club even had a name, mascot or roster. Their efforts culminated in a striking display at the team’s home opener at Gillette Stadium in March 2026,…
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Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid
Federico Felici and Jonas Buchli, both formerly of Google DeepMind, have founded Fusionality, a Lausanne-based startup building standardised control systems and simulation tools for fusion power companies. The venture responds to a gap in the emerging fusion supply chain: while some firms make reactor components and others manufacture precision parts, few specialise in the hardware…
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
New analysis from environmental thinktank Verdant suggests UK datacentres will directly create far fewer jobs than the technology industry has claimed, even as they consume vast amounts of energy. The thinktank estimates all currently planned datacentres will employ around 10,400 workers, compared with the more than 40,000 projected by industry lobby group TechUK, raising questions…