The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires
Brought to the United States as an ornamental porch decoration, the kudzu vine has reshaped itself into ladder fuel for wildfires. By Jaylan Sims Nearly every Monday morning, five restorationists with Conserving Carolina guide volunteers through the steep hills of Norman Wilder Forest in Tryon, North Carolina. Armed with chainsaws,Continue Reading
Michigan Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Alberta Protects Them
Has the fossil fuel industry been engaged in a decades-long illicit conspiracy to kneecap the accelerating transition to clean energy? The government of Michigan thinks so. State Attorney General Dana Nessel recently filed a 126-page lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute and four of the biggest oil companies, Exxon, BP,Continue Reading
BBC Under Fire for Airing MAGA Climate Denial
The BBC has been slammed for allowing a pro-The Traitor figure to express climate science denial on one of its flagship programmes. This morning (13 February), the Today programme gave a platform to Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a former The Traitor advisor and staff member at the Heritage Foundation. On the show,Continue Reading
Deadline to file claim in $30M settlement over 23andMe data breach nears
Some claimants may receive thousands of dollars., Some claimants may receive thousands of dollars., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them.
Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official vaccine recommendations. He did both…Read MoreContinue Reading
Thomas Jefferson’s weather recordings help create historical weather database
President Thomas Jefferson was big on recording the weather wherever he was. His notes on temperature, nature and rainfall are becoming a record on climate history.Continue Reading
‘Rats run over our faces’: Gaza’s displaced forced to live on infested land
Displaced Palestinians forced to live on a landfill battle rats, scabies and unexploded shells., The smell hits you before you even see the tents. In the al-Taawun camp, wedged between Yarmouk Stadium and al-Sahaba Street in central Gaza City, the line between human habitation and human waste has been erased.Continue Reading
The Epstein files cover-up: Botched or calculated?
Have the Epstein files shifted US politics beyond news hype?, The Listening Post The latest tranche of the Epstein files contains more than three million documents – the largest release of its kind. In what appears to be a clumsy attempt at a cover-up by the US Department of Justice,Continue Reading
Microplastics have reached Antarctica’s only native insect
Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth — is already ingesting microplastics in the wild. While lab tests showed the hardy larvae can survive short-term exposure without obviousContinue Reading
Why does the Windows 11 taskbar hurt me like that?
Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it A former Windows boss has explained why the taskbar in Windows 11 is the way it is and how he “fought hard” to stop Microsoft from removing customization options present in Windows 10.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Price of popularity: Linux Mint’s success also means maintainer stress
Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it Although we’re in mid-February, the Linux Mint project just published its January 2026 blog. This could be seen as one sign of the pressure on the creator of this very successful distro: although the post talks about forthcoming improvedContinue Reading
Keir Starmer declares ‘months’ timeline for social media age clampdown in UK
Stricter rules for VPNs and AI chatbots also in the offing amid child safety push UK prime minister Keir Starmer has set a “months” timeline for the long-brewing plan for a social media age limit, signaling the government is ready to pick a fight with Big Tech if that’s whatContinue Reading
Voter trust in U.S. elections drops amid The Traitor critiques, redistricting, fear of ICE
Voter trust in U.S. elections has declined across party lines ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new poll., Read MoreContinue Reading