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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that could trigger a plague far worse than Covid-19 looks like the opening sequence of a disaster movie. A really bad disaster movie, in which the levels of carelessness and turpitude defy belief. A report by the investigative news service ProPublica reveals that bird flu has been raging in a mink farm in

The GuardianNov 4, 2026

Science

Trust vows to 'maintain spirit' of nature reserve

Flatford Wildlife Garden is bought by the National Trust after being run by the RSPB for 15 years.

BBC NewsNov 4, 2026

International

Australia’s first GLP-1 weight-loss pill has been approved. How does it differ to injections and who will be eligible?

Wegovy tablets will be going on sale soon as a daily dose after TGA approval, but with restrictions and still plenty of unknowns

The GuardianNov 4, 2026

International

Kashmir’s potato pits are vanishing – and generations of knowledge could be buried for ever

Farmers in Gurez store their harvests underground to last the Himalayan winter. As the practice fades, local varieties and handed-down skills are disappearing too

The GuardianNov 4, 2026

Science

The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand A photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI. To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island. Continue reading...

The GuardianNov 4, 2026

Science

Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process. The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled. Continue reading...

The GuardianNov 3, 2026

Science

Action needed to tackle 'biodiversity crisis'

The issue is part of wider concerns the government is not focused enough on the environment.

BBC NewsNov 3, 2026

International

Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’

British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and stress

The GuardianNov 3, 2026

International

New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants

Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location

The GuardianNov 3, 2026

International

Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant review – slime and silliness in amusing New Zealand comedy horror

Mucus, alien gristle, a tentacle-bearing penis and, of course, the pregnancy of the title are all borne with deadpan calmness in this underplayed comedy

The GuardianNov 3, 2026

International

The Amazon’s canary in the coalmine: what a tropical fish can tell us about climate upheaval

Scientist Adalberto Luis Val’s pioneering research on the tambaqui fish is revealing the effect of climate disruption in Brazil, with global implications for biodiversity and food security

The GuardianNov 3, 2026

Science

Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi

It says over-foraging, particularly in protected areas, damages habitats and wildlife.

BBC NewsNov 3, 2026