Mattha Busby
The Guardian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Flora, fauna and … funga: campaigners call for new term for conservation talks
Fungi should be recognised and protected on equal footing with plants and animals, says Fungi Foundation → Read More
Ketamine clinics have emerged across the US. They’re already going bust
The industry touting the drug as an antidepressant has grown too quickly, experts say, leaving patients at risk → Read More
People Are Secretly Growing Magic Mushrooms in the Wild
Guerilla gardeners are using squirt guns and spore-infused water to spread hallucinogenic fungi in forests. → Read More
First Thing: China brings in ‘emergency’ level censorship over protests
Amid zero-Covid protests, crackdown on VPNs used for banned social media. Plus, Senate rejects paid sick leave for rail workers → Read More
Ibogaine: I Tried the Psychedelic Anti-Addiction Drug
Supporters claim the powerfully hallucinogenic tree-bark derivative can break the cycle of addiction and eliminate withdrawal. → Read More
‘The ghost that haunts Monteverde’: how the climate crisis killed the golden toad
The loss of the amphibian from Costa Rica’s cloud forest was one of the first linked to global heating, say scientists → Read More
Sugar rush: how Mexico’s addiction to fizzy drinks fuelled its health crisis
Obesity and diabetes rates are soaring, so why hasn’t a law banning sugary beverages for children been enforced? → Read More
‘Like being burned with cooking oil’: how tattoo removal became a booming business
As ink surges in popularity, so does regret – but despite improvements to the process, erasing body art remains difficult → Read More
Why the health benefits of laughter yoga will make you smile
We all know that nothing beats a good giggle, and research shows its physical and mental health benefits are huge, too. Dr Madan Kataria reveals how his ‘laughter yoga’ clubs are giving the world something to feel joyful about → Read More
Mexican tourism boom: Tulum’s locals fight evictions as developers move in
Indigenous people in the tourist hotspot on the Riviera Maya face losing their homes as land is sold for luxury housing → Read More
First Thing: Trump sues US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in. Plus, Fauci to step down → Read More
Undersea nuclear waste dump off Cumbria would imperil marine life, experts warn
UK looking for storage site for world’s biggest stockpile of untreated waste, including 100 tonnes of plutonium → Read More
‘It’s a mess and I’ve never seen anything like it’: global lost luggage crisis mounts
Some are calling it the summer of lost luggage with daily stories of baggage claims swelling as suitcases get caught in a conveyor belt-shaped vortex that only seems to grow → Read More
First Thing: shock as former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead
Country’s longest-serving prime minister shot while making campaign speech in Nara. Plus, UN warns of looming ‘hunger catastrophe’ due to Russian blockade → Read More
First Thing: UK PM Boris Johnson to quit after extraordinary cabinet mutiny
Boris Johnson to resign as party leader but push to stay PM until autumn. Plus, Biden planned to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer → Read More
Britain’s hidden online ‘microworkers’ paid less than £4 an hour
Call to name and shame firms paying below the minimum wage for gig economy tasks like data entry → Read More
MDMA trials under review in Canada over alleged abuse of study participants
Health Canada confirms reviews into trials following complaint of ‘alleged investigator misconduct’ → Read More
Maasai leaders arrested in protests over Tanzanian game reserve
Dozens wounded in clashes with police over eviction from ancestral lands to make way for hunting and safaris → Read More
First Thing: Senators reach bipartisan gun control deal after mass shootings
Proposals fall way short of assault weapon ban, but would end reform stalemate. Plus, Google denies AI chatbot sentience claim → Read More
First Thing: Matthew McConaughey in emotional plea for gun control at White House
Actor and gun owner describes ‘window where real change can happen’ as he reflects on his home town of Uvalde. Plus, the Congolese student fighting for Russia → Read More