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Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic
A Floodlight investigation has found that data centres are rapidly proliferating across Texas, often building large fossil-fuel power plants with minimal public scrutiny. The report centres on OpenAI’s flagship “Stargate” data centre in Abilene, whose 360-megawatt on-site gas plant sits just 500 yards from the home of resident Omaira Garcia, who says she learned of…
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Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?
As Europe endures increasingly severe heat waves — with June temperatures exceeding 40°C and shoppers in France scrambling for fans and air conditioners — demand for cooling is surging across a continent that is warming faster than any other. This matters because air-conditioning in Europe is shifting from a luxury to a matter of health…
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Rare moth find in town park sparks hopes of others
Conservationists have recorded a rare moth, the six-belted clearwing, for the first time in Telford, Shropshire. The West Midlands Butterfly and Moth Society said it was “delighted” by the sighting at Rough Park nature reserve, and hopes the discovery signals that the species may be present elsewhere in the area. The moth, described as “tiny…
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‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes
The volunteer travel operator GVI has gone into liquidation, leaving scores of UK school leavers and gap year students who had paid thousands of pounds for overseas conservation placements with cancelled trips and no refunds. The company continued advertising and taking bookings until it removed its website and ceased trading on 1 July, informing customers…
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Water firm CEO’s £660k payment ‘hard to accept’, says surfer
People criticise a £660,000 extra payment to Yorkshire Water’s boss amid rising bills and pollution.
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Traveller concretes over wildlife haven to build his ‘dream home’ – then admits he didn’t apply for planning permission because it was too difficult
An Irish traveller, Michael Delaney, 39, has been ordered to leave a seven-acre field near Crawley Down in Sussex after concreting over protected woodland to create an unauthorised caravan park he called his ‘dream home’. He openly admitted during a planning appeal that he never sought planning permission, saying he knew from experience the process…
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Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland
Volkswagen has introduced a flock of 100 sheep to graze at the solar farm that powers its manufacturing plant in Poznań, Poland. Beyond keeping the vegetation trimmed in place of lawnmowers, the sheep form part of a wider research project into agrivoltaics — the practice of combining agriculture and energy generation on the same land…
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Shailene Woodley Talks ‘Paradise’ Emmy Nomination, “No Drama” Work Environments & Teases ‘Count My Lies’ Adaptation
Sometimes all it takes is four episodes. Shailene Woodley earned an Emmy nomination Thursday for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series after delivering one of Paradise Season 2’s most unforgettable performances as Annie Clay, the resilient survivor whose emotional journey left an outsized impact on Hulu’s post-apocalyptic drama. Although Annie’s fate was sealed from…
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Wimbledon queue grinds to a halt after family of sleeping BATS were found nesting in dead tree outside All England Club
Wimbledon’s famous ticket queue was temporarily brought to a standstill on the morning of Wednesday 8 July 2026 after a family of sleeping bats was discovered nesting in a dead tree beside the queuing route at the All England Club. Because bats are a legally protected species, stewards halted arrivals and guided them through a…