112 articles from MONDAY 9.5.2022
Europe’s first psychedelic drug trial firm to open in London
Startup Clerkenwell Health hopes to help make UK a world leader in psychedelics researchEurope’s first commercial facility for psychedelic drug trials is to open in London, with the goal of making the UK a global leader in psychedelics research and innovation.The British startup Clerkenwell Health aims to begin trials in its central London facility in August, initially focusing on the use of...
Oh, rats! As New Yorkers emerge from pandemic, so do rodents
They crawled to the surface as the coronavirus pandemic roiled New York City, scurrying out of subterranean nests into the open air, feasting on a smorgasbord of scraps in streets, parks and mounds of curbside garbage. As diners shunned the indoors for outdoor dining, so did the city's rats.
Earthquake shakes area between Taiwan, Japan; no tsunami
A strong earthquake shook seas between eastern Taiwan and southwestern Japan on Monday, but authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami. Light shaking was felt in Taipei, but no damage has been reported.
Bittersweet by Susan Cain review – a mawkish manifesto for the happy-sad
The author of Quiet again bangs the drum for the world’s sensitive souls, but her unflagging earnestness is depressingly short of nuance and humourNow then, on a scale of 0 to 10: do you seek out beauty in your everyday life? Do you know what CS Lewis meant when he described joy as a “sharp, wonderful stab of longing”? Do you react intensely to music or art or nature? Are you moved by old...
How a software company is microwaving Alberta's oilsands
As oilsands firms try to meet climate targets, there has never been as much focus on how the industry in northern Alberta can cut its air pollution, which is why a variety of technologies are in development, including innovations first conceived decades ago — like microwaving the oil out of the...
Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault
Humans don't know what they're missing under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the "cruise capital of the world." Just below the keels of massive ships, an underwater camera provides a live feed from another world, showing marine life that's trying its best to resist global warming.
Future super cyclones would expose vastly greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts to extreme flooding
A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storm, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people in South Asia in future years.
Monday briefing: Where we are in the fight to end the pandemic
In today’s newsletter: It might feel like the pandemic is over, but is it too early to pretend the virus has disappeared? Nimo Omer speaks with the Guardian’s Hannah Devlin to find outSign up here for our new daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. It never feels like a quiet time in the news at the moment, and today is no exception: ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, the fallout from an...
Total lunar eclipse 2022: when, where and what to look out for
The moon passes through the shadow of the Earth next weekend, begins at 0232 BST on 16 MayThis is advance notice of a total lunar eclipse that takes place next weekend. A total lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth.It happens in several stages, the first being the penumbral phase. This begins at 0232 BST on 16 May. The penumbral eclipse means that although most of...