Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Sarah Lee captures the wonders of spring – in pictures

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:18 +0000

As the clocks go forward and the UK enters British summer time, the Guardian photographer Sarah Lee has been trying to distract herself from gloomy world news by focusing on the miracles of springtime and coming of longer days

Monday briefing: Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:44:42 +0000

In today’s newsletter: Nearly a year after disposable vapes were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challenges

LA county sheriff’s deputy dies after medical emergency during relay race

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:08:37 +0000

Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat

Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical emergency while participating in an annual relay race through the Mojave desert. He was 30 years old.

A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:03 +0000

Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:03 +0000

Two kona low storms dumped up to 50in of rain on Oahu, flooding fields and submerging equipment

Eddie Oroyan’s farm was thriving when the storms hit. He and his wife had started LewaTerra Farm last year on a gorgeous stretch of land on the north shore of Oahu. They were delivering vegetables to customers in the community, selling at farmer’s markets and to local restaurants.

Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:02 +0000

Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis

Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:50 +0000

According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:49 +0000

Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser has called for a doubling of wheat prices by using trade policy, which critics have said would hike food costs during a cost-of-living crisis.

We’ve been coming to this waterhole for 30 years. Like the creek we’ve been rearranged – ravaged by time but still shining | Jessie Cole

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:38 +0000

When we strip off, it is all there on our bodies: scars mixed in with the ordinary wear and tear. It’s bolstering – this evidence of life lived

Most waterholes in the northern rivers of New South Wales are hidden from view. Creeks snake through private land, unseen from the road. To find the path to my waterhole, a visitor needs directions. The forest is thick and there is no line of sight.

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:20 +0000

University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago

Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on HMS Beagle have been unearthed from an archive in Cambridge and will be used for the first time to teach contemporary students about botany.