US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide (www.theguardian.com)
The last time Brood XIX and Brood XII emerged from underground at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president...
Neo-Nazi to face trial in killing of former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein (www.theguardian.com)
Sam Woodward, former member of Atomwaffen Division, was arrested in 2018 for murder of gay, Jewish pre-med student...
Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has pulled all of its ground troops out of southern Gaza for “tactical reasons”, the country’s army has said, raising questions about the future direction of the war as Hamas and Israeli delegations travel to Egypt for a new round of ceasefire talks....
In Defense of Wasps: A Misunderstood Insect (www.theguardian.com)
Does this count as noncredibledefense? :>
The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ (www.theguardian.com)
"For all that science has learned about the workings of life, death remains among the most intractable of mysteries…...
Britain’s staycation boom may be over as bookings dry up (www.theguardian.com)
The cost of living, cold weather and a surplus of holiday lets have hit rental property owners in both cities and the seaside
Police spammed with complaints by neo-Nazis under new Scottish hate crime law (www.theguardian.com)
First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to ‘overwhelm’ official systems...
Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases (www.theguardian.com)
Global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide climbed to unseen levels in 2023, underlining climate crisis...
Russia accused of using chemical gas attacks against Ukrainian soldiers (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine soldiers describe ‘almost daily’ illegal gas attacks as invaders seek to dislodge them from embedded positions...
David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort (www.theguardian.com)
More than 4,000 people evacuated in Russia after dam bursts (www.theguardian.com)
Water levels continue to rise after dam burst near Kazakhstan border after torrential rain...
Millennials are exhausted by working more for less. (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13942559...
Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration (www.theguardian.com)
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe (www.theguardian.com)
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem...
Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’ (www.theguardian.com)
A government proposal to cull half a million owls, in order to save a related species, has raised complicated questions...
Three Indigenous American tribes to get funding to manage ocean and coasts (www.theguardian.com)
Communities in Washington, California and Maine will receive $755,000 under the Infrastructure Act to build climate resilience...
US air force finds contractor who walked into propeller had become disorientated (www.theguardian.com)
Stephanie Cosme, 32, was killed last year when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an aircraft in California...
California fast-food workers’ minimum wage win stirs up old economic debate (www.theguardian.com)
Business groups claim hard-fought $20 hourly wage victory will cause reduced hours, layoffs and price hikes – critics say otherwise...
Trump’s legal delaying tactics dealt a blow as he lashes out at judge’s family (www.theguardian.com)
New York hush-money trial still on course for 15 April start but ruling in classified documents case has prosecutors concerned...
Fugitive former US city councillor enlists with Russia for war in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Get your goat: Italian island overrun by the animals offers to give them away (www.theguardian.com)
Mayor makes offer after number of goats on Alicudi reaches six times human population
‘I really wasn’t worried’: US man was getting vasectomy as earthquake struck (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/10087746...
Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse (www.theguardian.com)
Millennials are exhausted by working more for less. (www.theguardian.com)
(water is wet and fire is hot).
Joe Lewis spared jail time for part in ‘brazen’ insider trading conspiracy (www.theguardian.com)
The British billionaire Joe Lewis was spared jail time for his part in a “brazen” insider trading conspiracy on Thursday, and was instead fined $5m and given a three-year probation by a New York judge....
