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UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Brexit vote as cost of living bites
UK consumer confidence dropped 11 percentage points in October to -24, marking the steepest decline since the 2016 Brexit vote amid rising cost-of-living pressures and Middle East conflict impacts.
Boom in weight-loss drugs could lead to drop in beer sales, Heineken warns British pubs
Heineken warns UK pubs that weight-loss drug GLP-1 popularity could reduce beer sales by decreasing alcohol consumption desire among users.
‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds
Colonisation of south-east Australia disrupted traditional fire management practices, creating conditions for more intense bushfires by allowing dense forests to develop, research published in Nature shows.
After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future
California’s insurance commissioner election could reshape the state’s climate response as private insurers retreat and wildfire losses mount. Two Democratic candidates offer competing visions for fixing the crisis.
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Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?
Carbon capture and storage technology is considered critical for achieving net-zero emissions targets, particularly for hard-to-decarbonize industries, though critics argue it remains unproven and represents a distraction from other climate solutions.
Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves
Heatwaves impact all electricity generation sources including nuclear, gas, wind, and solar, with France experiencing 9% power production losses during July 2026 heat.
Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
China’s latest five-year coal plan covers 2026-2030 but avoids setting a specific government target year for peak coal consumption, instead emphasizing coal’s role in energy security.
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Scientists are testing ocean alkalinity enhancement, adding alkaline materials to seawater to boost carbon absorption, with lobsters serving as a key study organism in Gulf of Maine trials.
Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
A Conservative-backed report proposing to abandon UK net-zero policies claims significant savings, but experts identify numerous flaws undermining its anti-climate rhetoric and core arguments.
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Europe recorded at least 35,000 excess deaths during four consecutive record-breaking heatwaves this summer, with Germany, France, and Spain accounting for over 25,000 deaths combined.
‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Turkmenistan has begun repairing major methane leaks from aging oil and gas facilities, marking what UN officials describe as a significant breakthrough in addressing the potent greenhouse gas.
Manhattan’s flood walls are almost done. What will Mamdani do next?
New York City is completing major coastal flood defenses in Manhattan following Superstorm Sandy, but officials must now decide which neighborhoods to protect next with limited resources.
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth
Artemis II astronauts will lose radio contact with Earth for approximately 40 minutes as their spacecraft passes behind the Moon, a communications blackout similar to experiences during Apollo missions decades ago.
‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse
Kew Gardens will fell rare trees at its Victorian Palm House to facilitate a major renovation project starting in 2027, while relocating over 1,000 plants and conducting conservation work to propagate endangered species.
Scientists switch on a strange new form of magnetism in an ultrathin material
Scientists have detected altermagnetism in ultrathin ruthenium dioxide films, a material previously thought nonmagnetic in bulk form, potentially enabling advances in computer memory technology.
A mysterious cosmic hum may come from 13-billion-year-old dark stars
Researchers propose that gravitational waves detected by pulsar timing arrays may originate from black holes seeded by mysterious dark stars over 13 billion years ago, offering new insights into early cosmic history.