12 h. ago Jamie Oliver's simple trick that keeps wine chilled on summer days

As summer temperatures rocket a glass of chilled, crisp white wine is just the thing to keep you cool. But how to make sure your drink stays cold? There's nothing worse than sticky, warm white wine and no one wants wine watered down with melting ice cubes. Jame Oliver's simple trick will keep your drink in the heat without diluting it And there's no need for expensive gadgets.

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27 h. ago Canada races to build icebreakers amid melting ice and geopolitical tensions

In an Arctic reshaped by the climate crisis, less ice really means more as countries face risks in push for more shipsFor millennia, a mass of sea ice in the high Arctic has changed with the seasons, casting off its outer layer in summer and expanding in winter as it spins between Russia, Canada and Alaska. Known as the Beaufort Gyre, this fluke of geography and oceanography was once a proving ground for ice to “mature” into icebergs.But no more. A rapidly changing climate has reshaped the region, reducing perennial sea ice. As ocean currents spin what is left of the gyre, chunks of ice now clog many of the channels separating the northern islands. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland

Collaborating with Indigenous artists and sampling melting glaciers, the Northern Irish artists are championing Arctic culture – and documenting a collapsing worldRussell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice. Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow recording these eerie sounds. “Everyone comes back changed,” he says of Greenland. “Seeing first-hand climate change happening like this.”It’s April 2023 and, in the wake of Bicep’s second album Isles cementing them as one of the leading electronic acts globally, Ferguson has travelled to Greenland as part of a project to collaborate with Indigenous musicians and bring the momentous struggle of this region – and even the planet – into focus. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisisA new study shows that after decades of rapid decline, the Antarctic ice sheet actually gained mass from 2021 to 2023. This is a reminder that climate change does not follow a smooth path but a jagged one, with many small ups and downs within a larger trend.The research, published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, showed that while the ice sheet lost an average of 142bn tonnes each year in the 2010s, in the 2021 to 2023 period it gained about 108bn tonnes of ice each year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mirrors in space and underwater curtains: can technology buy us enough time to save the Arctic ice caps?

A conference in Cambridge this week will explore a raft of geoengineering ideas to cool the region down – and attempt to address the fears of those who argue the risks outweigh the benefitsWhen the glaciologist John Moore began studying the Arctic in the 1980s there was an abundance of suitable sites for him to carry out his climate research. The region’s relentless warming means many of those no longer exist. With the Arctic heating up four times faster than the global average, they have simply melted away.Forty years on, Moore’s research network, the University of the Arctic, has identified 61 potential interventions to slow, stop and reverse the effects of the changing climate in the region. These concepts are constantly being updated and some will be assessed at a conference in Cambridge this week, where scientists and engineers will meet to consider if radical, technological solutions can buy time and stem the loss of polar ice caps. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Travis Kelce records first win with racehorse whose name is inspired by Taylor Swift

Swift Delivery won for the first time since the NFL star and boyfriend of Taylor Swift became involved when scoring in a race at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada

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1 week ago Bacardi Breezers to BuzzBallz: why gen Z aren’t the booze buzzkills we’ve been led to believe

Research suggests younger drinkers socialise for longer and embrace bolder, boozier options as drinks companies pivot to catch upYou can tell a lot about a generation from the contents of their cool box: nowadays the barbecue ice bucket is likely to be filled with hard seltzers, non-alcoholic beers and fluorescent BuzzBallz – a particular favourite among gen Z.Two decades ago, it was WKD, Bacardi Breezers and the odd Smirnoff Ice bobbing in a puddle of melted ice. And while nostalgia may have brought back some alcopops, the new wave of ready-to-drink (RTD) options look and taste noticeably different. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lando Norris is ‘too emotional’ amid F1 title battle, says former McLaren star

Norris crashed out of the last race in Canada after colliding with championship leader Oscar Piastri

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2 w. ago Antarctic seal numbers falling drastically due to melting sea ice, research shows

British Antarctic Survey finds one breed of seal has declined by 54% since 1977Antarctic seal populations are drastically declining as the sea ice melts around them, new research has shown.Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have been monitoring the seal population in the sub-Antarctic since the 1970s, looking in particular at three different seal species in the sub-Antarctic on Signy Island: Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago F1 news live: Red Bull and Max Verstappen protest George Russell’s win in Canadian GP

Follow live F1 reaction from Montreal as Red Bull launch a surprise late protest against Russell

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2 w. ago F1 news live: Red Bull protest George Russell’s win in Canadian GP

Follow live F1 reaction from Montreal as George Russell wins and the McLaren pair collide late on

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP live: Race result and standings as Norris and Piastri collide in dramatic finale

Follow live F1 reaction from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as George Russell takes win in Montreal

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP live: Race latest updates with George Russell clinging on to lead in frantic finale

Follow live F1 updates from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell leads the pack in Montreal

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP live: Race latest updates with Lando Norris leading after early Russell pit stop

Follow live F1 updates from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell leads ahead of rival Verstappen

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Race start time and schedule as George Russell starts on pole position

Follow live F1 reaction from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell stuns McLaren and Verstappen

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Race start time and qualifying results as George Russell starts on pole position

Follow live F1 reaction from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell stuns McLaren and Verstappen

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Qualifying results and race start time as George Russell claims stunning pole position

Follow live F1 reaction from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell stuns McLaren and Verstappen

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Qualifying results and times as George Russell claims stunning pole position

Follow live F1 reaction from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Russell stuns McLaren and Verstappen

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2 w. ago F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Qualifying latest updates and times as Lewis Hamilton eyes shock pole

Follow live F1 updates from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as the drivers vie for top spot in qualifying

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3 w. ago George Russell discovers Canada GP penalty decision after being summoned to stewards

George Russell was forced to explain himself to the stewards on Friday but avoid any penalty in Canada despite not sticking to the race director's instructions

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