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Chelsea lose Maresca as Russia hypes PAK DA, Philly braces for Arctic squalls, RSPB marks 25 years of wins amid rising threats, and exhausted New Year climate resolutions seek strategies that actually stick
Chelsea lose Enzo Maresca, because stability is apparently a forbidden art
Chelsea and “long-term planning” continue their iconic long-distance relationship. Enzo Maresca is out with the club sitting fifth in the Premier League, 15 points behind leaders Arsenal, proving once again that at Stamford Bridge the manager is less a strategist and more a seasonal decoration.
Russia touts the PAK DA stealth bomber, big promises, tiny public progress
Russia is promoting the PAK DA as a next-generation, stealth-focused strategic bomber meant to replace aging Tu-95s and complement modernized Tu-160Ms. The pitch is a long-endurance flying-wing “missile truck” built for lower detectability as air defenses improve. The catch is that key specifications are unconfirmed and visible prototype progress appears limited, which is one way to keep a stealth project “undetectable.”
Philadelphia gets an Arctic front, snow squalls, then a brighter afternoon
AccuWeather says an Arctic front arrives in the Philadelphia region today, bringing early-morning snow squalls followed by a brighter afternoon. Wind chills stay in the teens, because winter enjoys doing the most.
RSPB celebrates 25 years of UK conservation wins, while warning the threats are still piling up
The RSPB is marking the new year by highlighting 25 years of conservation gains across the UK, including woodland, peatland, wetland, and saltmarsh restoration. It points to successes like Ramsey Island seabird recovery after rat eradication, upland restoration at Geltsdale in the Pennines, Caledonian woodland expansion at Abernethy, and wetland creation at Frampton Marsh. The charity also notes sharp increases in bittern numbers and the return of common cranes, while warning that climate change, intensive agriculture, development, habitat loss, and government inaction still threaten nature.
New Year’s resolutions feel tougher, because everyone is exhausted and the calendar is not a therapist
Researchers point to worsening mental wellbeing, ongoing uncertainty, and “change fatigue” making fresh starts feel unrealistic and emotionally draining. The “fresh start effect” can help, but stress and lack of control push people toward risk-focused thinking. Work that explores “possibility thinking” suggests lasting change needs opportunity, motivation, and ability to act reinforcing each other, with goals shaped by real constraints like time, money, and caregiving. More workable approaches include small adjustments instead of dramatic reinvention and sharing responsibility across families, workplaces, or communities.
Climate resolutions that fail versus ones that stick, spoiler: martyrdom is not a strategy
A guide to climate New Year’s resolutions argues durable change comes from realistic, positive habits rather than total self-denial. “Stickier” goals include buying second-hand clothes regularly, building eco-friendly plans into social time, adding more plant-based meals by focusing on foods you actually like, and writing to your MP to push for policy change. Resolutions likely to fail include swearing off flying entirely, overhauling every lifestyle choice at once, and trying to convert sceptical friends or family, with alternatives like taking trains where possible and leading by example.
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