11 h. ago How a marine heatwave is threatening Australia’s spectacular coral reefs

One of the longest and most intense heat stress events ever recorded is raising alarm – and a warning about the future of reefs worldwide• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullWhen it comes to coral, the Great Barrier Reef steals the global limelight. It’s a bucket-list place for many and, when it gets hit by coral bleaching, it makes news around the world.But Australia has another group of spectacular reefs on the west of the continent. Many of them had managed to escape the worst of global heating, until the worst marine heatwave ever recorded for this region. Even a “hope spot” for coral reefs has been decimated by the most severe heatwave on record for that part of the world.WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom...

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4 d. ago 'Bucket list' town praised as 'Scotland’s version of Stars Hollow'

TV lovers who wish they could visit Stars Hollow are adding another destination to their bucket list

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1 week ago Time Flies review – existential flight game with a bittersweet buzz

PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch; Playables/PanicClever puzzler has you freely buzzing around trying to quickly achieve all your bucket list activities while avoiding sharp or gooey life-ending hazardsThe death of a housefly is usually an unceremonious event. Within minutes of the insect’s appearance in our periphery, a tide of annoyance rises, and with the quick thwap of a swatter or rolled-up magazine, the bug is gone. Time Flies, a perception-warping bug puzzler, reimagines this inevitably short lifespan as an absurd tragedy – by providing the soon-to-perish pest with a bucket list.Over the course of roughly a minute, players freely buzz around minimalist 2D environments in an effort to make those last wishes come true. The fly’s dreams arrive as vague, far-ranging clues such as “make someone laugh”, “find God”, “start a revolution” and “get rich”, and it’s your job to ricochet around the space until you land, often literally, on a clarifying and usually funny realisation. Similar t...

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1 week ago 15 best things to do in Dubai, from unbelievable viewpoints to discovering the Old Town

There’s plenty to do in Dubai beyond heading to the Burj Khalifa, although a trip up the world’s tallest building should stay firmly on the bucket list

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3 w. ago One major obstacle will stop Gen Z ticking off their bucket list this summer

Research shows that Gen Z will struggle to complete their TikTok-inspired summer bucket list due to a lack of access to a car.

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4 w. ago 'I'm a world record traveller but there are two islands left on my bucket list'

Lexie, who has 1.5 million followers on Instagram, sat down with the Mirror to share the two islands she is desperate to visit, on the same day Expedia released the 2025 Island Hot List

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last month Beautiful white sand beach is one of 'best in Europe' with crystal

A gorgeous white sand beach is well worth having on your travel bucket list especially as it's one of the best spots for swimming during the summer months

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