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10/14/26 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. Mercedes-Benz is putting a stamp on its latest model in the form of an enormous grille. Never mind that this sucker is electric and doesn’t really need a gaping maw for the usual reasons; the GLC400 4Matic Electric proudly wears one just the same. The GLC400’s piehole harks back to 1959’s Mercedes-Benz W111, right down to the fine detailing, which in this case is an available matrix of small LEDs that light up in a startup sequence. It sounds corny, but the grille looks fantastic. There’s always room for a little flamboyance. The rest of the GLC400 Electric (Benz finally ditched the “with EQ Technology” balderdash) flows back from this bit of rhinoplasty in a way that looks sleek. There are three-pointed DRLs in the headlights and power bulges on the hood. The roof arcs back and tapers down in somewhat of a teardrop shape, yet the front- and rear-seat passengers have ample head- and legroom far exceeding that of gas-powered GLC SUVs, even though the EV stands a measly 0.1 inch taller.

Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas) from Jiigurru (Lizard Island Group). (Andy Lewis/Coral Sea Foundation)When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one entity on the seafloor that’s almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle shimmering with electric blue, green and gold. As the world’s largest living bivalve, Tridacna gigas can reach 1.2 metres, weigh more than 200 kilograms and live for over a century. Across their long lives, these clams record their daily life in their shells, creating an autobiographical shell diary. In our new research, we read one of these shell diaries to reconstruct month-by-month climate conditions at Jiigurru (also known as the Lizard Island Group), in the northern Great Barrier Reef. The shell’s story reveals that, before widespread industrial-era warming, Jiigurru’s summers were cooler than today, while winters were surprisingly similar. Jiigurru (Lizard Island Group) showing Blue Lagoon where our giant clam recorded its shell diary. (Sean Ulm)How can a shell keep a diary?

What is regenerative farming? How to start it in your own backyardThis fall, goldenrod is abundant and monarch butterflies have been passing through the Moonbeam Blooms Flower Farm in Cane Creek Valley, just south of Asheville, North Carolina.  Owner Jessica Stark won’t be bagging up the leaves, and she says you shouldn't either. Moonbeam Blooms is a regenerative flower farm, where the priority is keeping the soil healthy. “Regenerative farming is focused on really building a relationship with the land and the soil, and has some differences from conventional and even organic farming,” Stark explains. What is regenerative farming? While there’s no legal definition for regenerative farming, its core draws on the USDA’s principles for soil health:Disturb the soil as little as possibleKeep it coveredKeep living roots in the groundGrow a mix of plantsYou don’t need a farm to try it. Here’s how to start in your own yard. Swap plastic for mulchStark says to swap landscape fabric or plastic sheeting for mulch. Get More of Our News on GoogleSet The Weather Company as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value.