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Home cooling without air conditioning: seven low-cost ways to block the sun
Another UK heatwave is approaching after unusually high temperatures in May and June, prompting a rush to cool homes rather than warm them. This Guardian piece argues that costly, energy-hungry air conditioning is not the only answer, setting out seven cheaper, more sustainable ways to keep rooms cool. The core message from the experts quoted…
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Oil giants plan to raise output despite record global heating
The Guardian reports that despite an overwhelming scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels drives global heating, the world’s largest oil companies are planning to expand production rather than cut it. According to analysis from the London School of Economics’ Climate Transition Centre, Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and seven other listed firms intend to raise output by…
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Slug prediction maps could cut pesticide use on arable farms
Researchers at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, working with 28 farmer “slug sleuths”, have developed “prediction maps” that could help arable farmers control slugs eating their crops in a more environmentally friendly way. The work matters because it promises more precise, targeted slug control that reduces reliance on pesticides and lessens the potential harm to…
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Kidderminster Harriers plans for green belt pitches opposed by nature group
A newly formed community group, the Friends of Burlish Meadows, is opposing plans by Kidderminster Harriers Football Club to buy and develop 8.5 hectares of green belt land at Burlish Meadows, a 40-hectare country park near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. The club argues the new pitches would benefit the community and encourage children into sport, while campaigners…
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Norovirus vaccine trial shows early promise against severe gut infection
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Carmen Villain Announces New Album Memoria: Hear “Entre Nosotros”
Carmen Villain? She’s the baaaaad guuuuy. Duh. Oh wait. Wrong artist. Carmen Villain is Carmen Maria Hillestad, the Michigan-born Norwegian-Mexican musical artist specializing in experimental electronic composition. The post Carmen Villain Announces New Album Memoria: Hear “Entre Nosotros” appeared first on Stereogum.
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Blue Beetle and Gunpowder Milkshake among overlooked 2020s action films
From Boy Kills World to Monkey Man, these action movies of the 2020s have been all but forgotten, but deserve a second look from mainstream audiences.
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Jay-Z marks 30 years of Reasonable Doubt with citywide nostalgia campaign
The Reasonable Doubt anniversary rollout is a case study in how artists, labels, and estates are turning old albums into merch drops, museum moments, and live-event spectacles
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Cool front expected to keep this heatwave less humid than the last
The UK’s next heatwave is here, but will it feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
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Hollywood and tech giants shed thousands of jobs across 2026
Media layoffs across the entertainment industry are hitting hard after the past two years’ avalanche of job cuts. The unfortunate trend can still be felt following the Covid-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and — the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in January 2025. As the entertainment…