European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
There’s a bit of good news in here:...
Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico supreme court decriminalizes abortion across country (www.theguardian.com)
Lords to debate mandating swift bricks in new homes in England (www.theguardian.com)
Hollow bricks are ‘easy win’ to help several endangered species, say experts and Zac Goldsmith who is tabling amendment
Biden student-debt plan hailed as ‘big step forward’ for millions of borrowers (www.theguardian.com)
It’s like a time capsule’: 19th-century shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan (www.theguardian.com)
Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild (www.theguardian.com)
The price of ‘sugar free’: are sweeteners as harmless as we thought? (www.theguardian.com)
In an era when sugar is widely seen as enemy No 1, sugar-free drinks and treats, sweetened with low-calorie additives, promise guilt-free sweetness. Some people deliberately choose low-sugar options in the hope of losing weight or managing diabetes; others just enjoy the taste. But even if you aren’t seeking them out, it’s...
More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces (www.theguardian.com)
While this is mostly about parking issues, the part that stood out most to me in this is:...
Meat and masculinity have been bound together for centuries – and that’s no accident (www.theguardian.com)
Framing men as the ‘villains’ in relationships also frames them as unable to change (www.theguardian.com)
Though I don’t think this terminology is used, this article is primarily about heteropessimism and it’s effects on relationships from both sides.
Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches (www.theguardian.com)
Pandawara formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes – now they are national celebrities
Native giraffes make a return to Angola (www.theguardian.com)
Apple Suggest They Will Withdraw iMessage and FaceTime In UK If Law Changes Go Ahead (www.theguardian.com)
Apple has said planned changes to British surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy by forcing it to withdraw security features, which could ultimately lead to the closure of services such as FaceTime and iMessage in the UK.
Bayer division 'knowingly sold' HIV-infected protein (2003) (www.theguardian.com)
Veg box firm Riverford to be 100% staff-owned as founder sells stake for £10m (www.theguardian.com)
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (www.theguardian.com)
Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can
How John Oliver became a weapon in Reddit’s civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Moderators flood feeds with pictures of TV comic as they fight owners’ plans to go public
‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’ (www.theguardian.com)
There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data via John Naughton of The Guardian. (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company