Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion ( www.theguardian.com )
Build a hedgehog highway! 33 ways to welcome more wildlife into your garden ( www.theguardian.com )
It is easy to feel hopeless about the future of British wildlife. The 2023 State of Nature report found that one in six species are at risk of extinction, with the groups most under threat including plants, birds, amphibians and reptiles, fungi and land mammals. But many of us can do something simple to help: gardening....
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip ( www.theguardian.com )
Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says | About 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015 ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast ( www.theguardian.com )
On a blustery morning in May on Shoreham-by-Sea’s west beach, Eric Smith and George Short are pointing out treasures the waves have left on the tideline. Cuttlefish bones and balls of whelk eggs, they say, are evidence of recovering marine habitats....
River Wye needs ‘protection zone’, say Greens and Fearnley-Whittingstall ( www.theguardian.com )
The Green party and the celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are calling for a “protection zone” to be placed around one of the UK’s most beautiful but threatened rivers and have demanded “drastic” nationwide changes to the water industry’s management and regulation....
