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Electric cars were once marketed as ‘women’s cars’. Did this hold back their development over the next century?

It was not a given that petrol-powered cars would come to dominate the world. In fact, back in 1900, just 22% of cars produced in the US were powered by gasoline (also known as petrol, benzine or various other names). The rest split between electric and steam cars.

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Australia reviews visa of US influencer filmed picking up wombat

Home affairs minister says he can’t wait to ‘see the back of’ content creator who posted video with marsupial.

Al Jazeera

Rio Tinto’s solar power and battery purchase for Gladstone aluminium operations praised as ‘right direction’

Company says new solar agreements will now mean 80% of Boyne smelter’s energy needs are covered by renewable sources

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Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why

It was hard to watch. In a now-deleted Instagram reel, American influencer Sam Jones is filmed picking up a young wombat, separating it from its mother, and running with it back to the car for a pose. In the background, the distressed mother tries to follow. At one point, Jones…

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Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed. These microplastics can harm soil and plant health and eventually enter food crops, potentially posing a risk to humans.

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Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go unrecognised

Cats and milk often go hand in hand in popular culture. But on dairy farms, cats do much more than enjoy a saucer of milk – their mousing skills are essential. That’s because dairy farms often have a problem with rats and mice due to their large grain and feed…

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Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding

EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of ‘malice toward the planet’

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America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is “reconsidering” more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves that could impact air quality across the United States.

The Conversation

Climate Activists Are Passing Laws To Tax the Past

A New York law demands fossil fuel companies pay $75 billion for carbon emissions dating back to the year 2000. Other Democrat-controlled states plan to follow suit.

Reason

Luxury hiking developments look picture-perfect, but could stop everyday Australians from accessing national parks

Luxury hiking developments are popping up around Australia – fancy lodges, hot showers and extensive walking infrastructure.

The Conversation

How North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain’s most important coastlines

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions and a huge plume of black smoke, while a still unknown quantity of jet fuel has spilled…

The Conversation

Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay

The Guardian - UK

How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate

Clean air is a fundamental right. However, every day, 100 children under the age of five tragically lose their lives in east Asia and the Pacific due to a silent killer – air pollution.

The Conversation

Balance of power: Loch Ness hydro storage schemes fuel local anxiety

As energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics worry about fluctuations in the depth of the loch

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Earth Orbit Is Filling Up with Junk. Greenhouse Gases Worsen the Problem.

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's Starlink.

The Guardian - UK

Changes to bathing water status test will deny rivers protection, say critics

Campaigners say introduction of feasibility test in England and Wales over bathing status is ‘snub to communities’

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch: in spring, the unshowy grey plover undergoes a transformation

However, you will most likely have to venture to the polar tundra to see this striking wader at its black-bellied best

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Cherry plum blossom brings a little spring spangle to the hedges

Hitchin, Hertfordshire: It’s often mistaken for blackthorn at this time of year, and you may be more familiar with its pink and purple varieties

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Police say surfer ‘taken by shark’ in Western Australia

Search for missing surfer now a recovery operation after evidence of bite marks found on surf board.

The Guardian - AU

Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterways

The Guardian - UK

‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped

The Guardian - UK

Farmers in England furious as Defra pauses post-Brexit payment scheme

Applications to the sustainable farming initiative no longer accepted but no clarity on what will replace it and when

The Conversation

Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature

In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish.

The Conversation

US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple

Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine’s war with Russia.

The Conversation

The ‘sustainable’ cod in your shopping basket may be no such thing – new study reveals mislabelling

Cod sold in some European supermarkets is being mislabelled and is actually fished far from its claimed origin, according to our new study. We sampled cod sold in Germany, Spain, France and the UK and found that about 30% of it originated in a different location.

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