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• Consciously uncoupling: what drives the rates of animal divorce?

  29-12-2024 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Social monogamy has been observed in less than 10% of mammal species – and birds have been shown to be less faithful than previously believedIn 2011, a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, nor Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden, inexplicable rupture between Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galápagos tortoises at Happ reptile zoo in Austria.After nearly a century as a couple, the female,
  
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• Consciously uncoupling: what drives rates of animal divorce?

  29-12-2024 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Social monogamy has been observed in less than 10% of mammal species – and birds have been shown to be less faithful than previously believedMore summer essentialsIn 2011 a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, nor Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden, inexplicable rupture between Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galápagos tortoises at Happ reptile zoo in Austria.After nearly a century as
  
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• Disparities in EV charging provision risk drop-off in UK transition, study warns

  29-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Report finds poorer areas particularly affected by varying availability and cost of charging electric carsThe UK is at risk of a drastic slowdown in its transition to electric cars because of big disparities in the availability and cost of charging points, especially in poorer areas, a report says.The study, by the consultancy Stonehaven, argues that given rapid advances in batteries and car range, persuading more people to move to electric vehicles is now less an issue of technology
  
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• How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness

  29-12-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummetingThe United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.The car is firmly entrenched as the default, and often
  
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• Many happy returns: sustainable startups are turning a profit from your unwanted clothes

  29-12-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Now that half of our clothing purchases are sent back, reverse logistics – or the returns industry – has become big business, with companies finding ways to reduce wasteFor many, the Boxing Day sales are a festive tradition, but last week major retailers from Next to John Lewis announced that their stores would stay closed as they expected customers to do their bargain hunting online.For those who regret their internet purchases – or those who unwrapped yet another hideous Chri
  
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• A year of extreme weather that challenged billions

  29-12-2024 03:03 via bbc.com
  
  Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists.
  
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• Lost city found by accident and a fly's brain mapped: 2024's scientific wins

  29-12-2024 02:47 via bbc.com
  
  Moments to celebrate included a solar eclipse seen by millions and a lost city discovered by accident.
  
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• Solar farms v people power: the locals fighting for their county

  29-12-2024 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Plans to install huge solar farms in the beautiful Norfolk countryside have outraged residentsTwo years ago, Chris and Jenna Humphrey moved from their urban house to their rural dream. “We wanted our kids to have this,” says Chris, gesturing at the green fields surrounding their cottage, which sits in splendid isolation in the south Norfolk countryside. “It was pitch black when we moved in and the first morning the kids woke up they looked out of the window and there were three
  
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• Australia’s best agency photography for 2024 – in pictures

  29-12-2024 00:00 via theguardian.com
  Protests, Taylor Swift and chubby penguins are all part of the best images from the wire agencies in 2024 Continue reading...
  
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