Europe Must Tackle Its Energy Crisis Now Or Face A Very Painful Winter - [2022-05-23 T8B0Bd]

Watch salamanders 'skydive' in a miniature wind tunnel:

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Tree-dwelling salamanders control their fall as they float down from trees by stretching out their limbs like human skydivers do

Living with a dog during childhood may reduce risk of Crohn’s disease:

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Researchers tracked more than 4000 people at risk of developing Crohn’s disease and found those who lived with a dog between age 5 and 15 were 40 per cent less likely to develop the disease

Flocks of jackdaws 'democratically' decide when to take flight at once:

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Hundreds of jackdaws roosting in trees coordinate when to take off together by squawking until the noise is loud enough to signal a consensus

Gene-edited tomato offers new plant-based source of vitamin D:

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Vegans may see the tomatoes as a new way to get more vitamin D because Lichen-sourced vitamin D3 supplements are the only existing vegan option

Global food crisis is leaving millions hungry, but there are solutions:

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A storm of events is pushing food prices higher, exacerbating the hunger and malnutrition already experienced by hundreds of millions of people around the world

Australia votes for stronger climate action in 'greenslide' election:

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Voters chose to decisively kick out the pro-coal Coalition government in favour of candidates that support stronger action on climate change

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter:

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With energy prices set to rise, European governments must act immediately to reduce consumption and turbocharge renewables

Zero-covid strategies are being ditched, but they were the best option:

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Several countries are now abandoning their goal of reducing the coronavirus's spread as much as possible, but the evidence shows this was the best route to have taken, says Michael Marshall

Online Safety Bill: Will UK’s new law protect people from harm online?:

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The final draft of legislation designed to protect people from "harmful content" online goes before Parliament today, but critics warn it is likely to have unintended negative consequences

We mustn’t let the billionaire rocket men decide what happens in space:

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Right now, very few of us have a say in how humans get to space or what we do there. That has to change, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein