Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says

In its radically incomplete form, the design and re-build of the Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo lends us a framework for exploring possible…

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is limited at night by pets that are hard to see. Lidar and radar handle that, and Tesla removed its radar in 2021.

Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 1 October · 47min

Complaining about the capital is a national pastime — for good reason

There are no real precedents and emotions are still raw, but good can come from this mess if ownership models change

Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW

The first secretary, a former Met special constable, shares her vision of a fairer socialist Britain as she walks around a park in her home city of Sheffield

In a big serving of bad news, there are crumbs of comfort

Komma Cargo is a compact electric vehicle built for last-mile urban delivery. Greater coverage than cargo bikes, more agile than than vans, and quicker to deliver than both. Book a demo today.

Organic farming often wins when we compare impacts on one unit of land, but there is no clear winner when we look at impacts per unit of food production.

Campaigners call for stronger measures to hold corporations accountable as new report into blaze that killed 72 people says shareholders were paid £23m more than relatives of victims

Being a UX research manager at Google showed how much users are seeking balance between the digital and analog, and he's meeting the moment

Despite careful, consistent labour market reforms, the continent has not lived down to its image as work-shy

In the wake of turmoil at OpenAI and Anthropic, it’s become common to describe A.I. as a kind of person, hatching plans and pursuing desires. The truth is a little trickier.

If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

Be your own AppleCare.

Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.

There are signs that Spaniards are eating earlier in the evening. Experts say it could make for a healthier country, but not everyone is ready to part with the custom.

Melbourne is on course to become Australia's biggest city. But size isn’t everything. What would make it Australia’s most healthy, sustainable and equitable city? A University of Melbourne researcher explores three ideas for Melbourne Assembly

In the long term Chalmers, O’Neil and Albanese will want to own any improvement in intergenerational equity, so maybe it’s better to start now

Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials

The Balearic Social Housing Model proves that social housing can lead the way in climate resilience and design quality while empowering and uplifting communities.

If it is affecting circulation patterns that determine how and where anticyclones form, it could accelerate alarmingly, warns Tim Palmer

Before it was streets and suburbs, Melbourne was a rich landscape of forests, swamps and grasslands. The new Map of the Month from University of Melbourne researchers is rebuilding it for the first ti...

The Open Field Agency by MAPA Art and Architecture.

A wine from Skane, the “Nordic Tuscany”, beat all comers in a blind tasting

Novice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Fuyao Glass has confirmed mass-production capabilities for solar sunroof glass, with photovoltaic cells embedded in laminated automotive glass to power auxiliary vehicle loads. While reports have link...

Evil is contagious.

Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure to these increasing atmospheric CO2 levels ...

Editorial: The provision of homes needs to be thought of as a service, not a commodity to be traded. It is vital economic infrastructure, so let’s make it affordable for all

Ground Truth is a device that attaches to a New York City Citi Bike and increases the ride’s resistance according to the housing-affordability pressure of the surrounding block. A work by Justin Blind...

The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water

Built on dozens of interviews across the AECO sector, the paper outlines scenarios for achieving radically better outcomes in the built environment.

Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been