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Edwards: ‘I realised a profound and simple truth – that I wouldn’t change what had happened to me.’ Photograph: Courtesy of Darren Edwards The view from the top was breathtaking. It was 2023 and I had just climbed the Hvannadals Peak in Iceland, almost seven years after becoming paralysed from the chest down after a climbing fall. Raging winds had been replaced by crystal clear blue skies. My two teammates and I were on our way to becoming the first all-disabled team to cross Europe’s largest ice cap, the mighty Vatnajökull glacier, unsupported and unassisted. A year before, when Niall McCann first suggested making the 100-mile trip, I was excited by the prospect of returning to this lost world of crevasses, mountains and ice, but apprehensive and anxious about whether I’d struggle. A small part of me thought about how much easier it would be if I could still walk. Back then, I often put a positive spin on my situation, but I still would have given anything for my legs to work and to be able to walk again. But I was eager for adventure and signed on to do the trip with McCann, who had broken his back when the wing of his paraglider collapsed, and Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player who had broken his neck in 2017. From our start point at the western edge of the Vatnajökull, we faced a frozen, hostile landscape. We would need to battle through storm-force winds and work as a team to overcome the limits of our spinal cord injuries. This was going to be the toughest challenge of my life. The plan was to ascend from the base of theice cap to its highest point, the Hvannadals Peak at 2,110 metres. I stared at the steady, snow-covered incline in front of us. We anticipated it would take four days to reach the summit. Roped together, we started toward the frozen horizon , dragging two sledges laden with gear behind us. Just 10 minutes into our journey, I was already beginning to feel the strain on my shoulders and arms as I used my upper body to propel my sit-ski up the steady incline. The weight of our gear was a constant form of resistance as it dragged stubbornly through the snow behind us. And yet, with each drive of my poles into the snow, I pushed myself further from civilisation – and closer to the man I’d once been. Edwards (right) with Ed Jackson and Niall McCann on the expedition across the Vatnajökull Glacier. Photograph: Courtesy of Darren Edwards My mind drifted to the last time I was on a mountain before my accident, climbing Monte Rosa in the Italian Alps and feeling the addictive mixture of adrenaline, excitement and trepidation. Those same emotions returned as we battled for four days through powerful storms, hidden crevasses and white-out conditions before we reached the ice cap’s highest point. I was at the top when I was hit by an unexpected wave of emotion. I realised that, despite all that I had been through – all the challenges and setbacks I had faced – if someone asked me if I wanted my legs back, I would have said no. For the first time since my world had changed, I realised a profound and simple truth – that I wouldn’t go back to the day of my accident and change what happened. I would take the pain of knowing what was to come, in order to experience this moment of triumph. Tears began to roll down my cheeks as I looked at the world beneath me. Somehow, through the trials of the previous six years, I’d found my way back to “me”. They were tears of joy, relief and pride. After 11 arduous days, and countless falls, slips and setbacks, our team of three approached the eastern edge of the Vatnajökull glacier. We had defied the odds, transcended our physical limitations and emerged victorious. Darren Edwards (left) during the trek across the Vatnajökull glacier. Photograph: Courtesy of Darren Edwards I realised that this journey was about embracing the power of resilience, finding strength in tough moments, and discovering that I was just as capable as I always had been – I just hadn’t realised it yet. And so, with renewed determination and a new perspective, a spark of inspiration was born – I was going to sit-ski to the south pole. From that spark of inspiration came a concrete plan to make that dream a reality. In December, I will embark on that journey and will cover 207 miles in the process. That moment at the summit of the Vatnajökull affected every aspect of my life and the way I perceived my disability. No longer did I consider myself disabled or injured, because, if I could reach the summit of a remote ice cap, I could overcome the frustrations and setbacks of day-to-day life with resilience and tenacity. Yes, I do still have a life-changing injury – but, for me, it’s been for the better. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/17/a-moment-that-changed-me-paralysed-100-mile-journey-back-to-myself-iceland-highest-peak

A common eastern bumblebee in flight with pollen sacs. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy Bumblebees might be at home in town and country but now researchers have found at least one species that is even more adaptable: it can survive underwater. Scientists have revealed queens of the common eastern bumblebee, a species widespread in eastern North America, can withstand submersion for up to a week when hibernating. With bumblebee queens known to burrow into soil to hibernate, the researchers say the phenomenon could help them survive flooding in the wild. The team said its next priority was to explore whether the results hold for other species of bumblebee. “We know that about a third of all bumblebee species are in decline currently [but] it’s not the case with [the common eastern bumblebee],” said Dr Sabrina Rondeau of the University of Guelph in Canada, adding the team was keen to learn whether flood tolerance could play a role in their resilience. Rondeau and her co-author, Prof Nigel Raine, first made their discovery when a mishap in the laboratory led to water getting into containers in which hibernating queen bees were kept. “After that, of course, curiosity led the way to conducting a full experiment with a lot of repetitions,” said Rondeau. Writing in the journal Biology Letters, the scientists describe how they took 143 unmated, hibernating queens of the common eastern bumblebee and placed each in its own plastic tube containing damp topsoil. The tubes were then fitted with perforated lids and kept in a dark refrigerated unit for a week. After checking the bees were still alive, the researchers kept 17 tubes as controls and added cold water to the remaining 126. While the queen was allowed to float on top of the water in half of these tubes, it was pushed under the water by a plunger in the others. For both conditions, a third of the tubes were each left for eight hours, a third for 24 hours and a third for seven days, simulating different flooding conditions. The team subsequently transferred the bees to new tubes and monitored their survival. The results reveal survival rates were similar regardless of the duration and conditions the queens had been subjected to – indeed 88% of the controls, and 81% of the queens that were submerged for a week, were still alive at eight weeks. However, queens with a higher weight had a greater chance of survival. The researchers say the findings are unusual given most insects overwintering as adults – including many ground beetles – cannot cope with being submerged in water and must leave floodplains to survive. While Rondeau said it was likely queens of other bumblebee species were also flood tolerant, ground nesting bees – which include some species of bumblebee – could still be affected by flooding as their larvae may not survive. Among future areas of research, the team said it would be interesting to explore the mechanisms that underpin the queens’ resilience to flooding – with their low oxygen requirements during hibernation among possible important factors. Prof Dave Goulson, a bee expert from the University of Sussex who was not involved in the work, said bee enthusiasts had long speculated that increased winter rain amid the climate crisis could drown many queen bumblebees as they hibernate underground. “Amazingly, this new research shows that hibernating queen bumblebees are entirely unaffected by being held under water for up to one week,” he said. “This seems to be one small aspect of climate change that we need not worry about.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/17/bumblebee-species-common-eastern-survive-underwater-hibernating

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Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia [File: Vasily Krestyaninov/AP Photo] Azerbaijan has “completed” the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia claimed to the UN’s top court. In a case brought by Yerevan against its Caucus neighbour and rival over alleged discrimination and ethnic cleansing, lawyers for Armenia on Tuesday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Baku is “erasing all traces of ethnic Armenians’ presence” in the contested territory. “After threatening to do so for years, Azerbaijan has completed the ethnic cleansing of the region,” Armenia’s representative Yeghishe Kirakosyan claimed. The two Caucasian countries have been contesting the Nagorno-Karabakh territory during the three decades since the Soviet Union collapsed. Yerevan has sought to bring international attention to the mountainous enclave since Baku took control in a military operation in September. The ICJ case, filed by Armenia in 2021, accuses Azerbaijan of glorifying racism against and allowing hate speech against Armenians and destroying Armenian cultural sites. Armenia said that put Azerbaijan in violation of a UN anti-discrimination treaty. Baku has denied all the accusations against it. The case stems from a 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh that left more than 6,600 people dead, one of three full-scale conflicts that the pair have fought over the issue. Azerbaijan’s armed forces recaptured the mountainous region in September after years of ethnic Armenian control, prompting most ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia. Kirakosyan said Baku was “now consolidating [its control of Nagorno-Karabakh] by systematically erasing all traces of ethnic Armenians’ presence, including Armenian cultural and religious heritage”. He told the judges that Baku “has increasingly been characterising Armenia’s human rights claims … as some sort of challenge to Azerbaijan’s sovereignty or territorial integrity.” “Azerbaijan is profoundly mistaken. Armenia has no claims to Azerbaijan’s territory and is also committed to establishing conditions for genuine and enduring peace,” the lawyer asserted. Bad faith On Monday, the first day of the hearings, Azerbaijan told the court that most of Armenia’s complaints did not fall within the scope of the UN treaty. Baku’s lawyers also accused Armenia of failing to genuinely engage in negotiations, a pre-requisite under the treaty for bringing the case to the ICJ. Kirakosyan rejected the claims. “Armenia negotiated with Azerbaijan in good faith and pursued discussions far beyond the point of utility,” he stated. An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh sits inside an old Soviet-style car as she arrives in Goris, in Syunik region, Armenia, on September 27 [File: Vasily Krestyaninov/AP Photo] In November, the court issued emergency measures in the case, ordering Azerbaijan to allow ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh to return. Azerbaijan says it has pledged to ensure all residents’ safety and security, regardless of national or ethnic origin, and that it has not forced ethnic Armenians to leave Karabakh. The hearings will cover only the legal objections to the jurisdiction of the ICJ and will not go into the merits of the discrimination claims. A final ruling in both cases could be years away and the ICJ has no way to enforce its rulings. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/armenia-claims-azerbaijan-completed-ethnic-cleansing-in-nagorno-karabakh

An antimissile system operates as Iran-launched drones and missiles target Israel [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Israel has launched a “diplomatic offensive” against Iran, calling for sanctions against the Islamic republic. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that he has contacted 32 countries calling on them to impose sanctions against Tehran. The move comes as Israel mulls a military response to Iran’s attack on Israel. Iran says its attacks on Saturday, using more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, were in retaliation for Israel’s strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. That attack killed 13 people, including two commanders of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The Israeli military said it intercepted 99 percent of the aerial threats with the help of the United States and other allies, and that the attack caused only minor damage, including to a military base in the country’s south. “Alongside the military response to the firing of the missiles and the UAVs, I am leading a diplomatic offensive against Iran,” Katz said on X. “This morning, I sent letters to 32 countries and spoke with dozens of foreign ministers and leading figures around the world, calling for sanctions to be imposed on the Iranian missile project and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps be declared a terrorist organisation”. Katz did not specify which governments he had asked to impose the sanctions. The IRGC is already blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by the United States and is subject to EU sanctions. “Iran must be stopped now – before it is too late,” Katz insisted. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/israeli-minister-urges-sanctions-in-diplomatic-offensive-against-iran

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