Culture & Environment

New York’s hidden swimming creek and Britain’s vanishing rainforests: culture’s quiet environmental stories

From a photographer’s decade-long ode to a Hudson Valley swimming spot to Britain’s last temperate rainforests, how culture and environment intertwine in overlooked stories.

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OpenAI admits security flaws as UK debates AI defence shield

OpenAI acknowledges failures in responding to Australian government hacks, while UK ministers push for an "Iron Dome" missile defence system amid rising global threats.

Balkan photography, Green nuclear shift and Hollywood’s hidden wildlife: culture’s new frontiers

From Irina Rozovsky’s haunting Balkan images to the Green Party’s nuclear U-turn, this week’s cultural and environmental stories reveal shifting narratives—artistic, political and ecological.

AI safety debates intensify as UK probes pollution and digital risks

Anthropic denies AI breaches in Australia while UK documents reveal toxic pollution violations at an oil refinery, sharpening debates over regulation and corporate accountability.

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