Some of the last of the season’s produce from the allotment. Been a tricky growing year with the drought but had decent crops of potatoes and chard, occasional raspberries, and actually managed to grow half-way decent beetroot this year. (We won’t speak of the corn…) 🥬🫛🥔🧄🫜

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The argument to give nature legal rights seems compelling, not because a declaration alone can solve climate and biodiversity crises, but because it can shift whose interests the law protects. The real test will be enforcement and turning recognition into action. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Benedict Cumberbatch presents How to Live on Earth. “Living on Mars would be horrible. Let’s try to live on Earth.”

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Exciting new paper by Alex Farnsworth. The East Asian Monsoon, in some form or another, has been around for at least 159 million years, but its strength and xharacter has changed dramatically, with climate and geography. academic.oup.com/nsr/article/...

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We've just opened our sector survey to gather targeted feedback on policy areas for final development. The survey will remain open until 4pm on 4 September 2026. Join us tomorrow at 11am for a webinar on the survey topics and a Q&A with the REF team. 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...

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