The cost of grains and oils has returned to a level last seen before Russia invaded Ukraine. / The Economist

Meanwhile, French supermarkets and gas stations freeze prices for the next few months. / CNN 

See also: A bull rampages through a bank in Israel. / The Times of Israel 

In the UK, heatwaves and drought have pushed trees into survival mode, giving the appearance that we're already in autumn. / BBC News

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. That means "more vegetation is marching toward the pole." / WIRED

Forest fires are burning nearly twice as much tree cover as they did 20 years ago. / World Resources Institute

Stocks of Alaska's snow crabs are down 90 percent. Where they went, no one really knows. / The Washington Post

Who's profiting off web-bulb misery in places like Pakistan? Small repair shops that fix and sell second-hand air conditioners. / Dawn

Related: The plight of UPS drivers during the climate crisis. / yahoo!news

As the number of people interested in birds has boomed, the number of birds worldwide "has steadily declined." / Smithsonian Magazine 

See also: Garden lessons from a crop trial judge. / Garden Professors

Farhad Manjoo: California needs a lot more housing. The biggest obstacle might be the construction unions. / The New York Times 

A college student makes $110 million trading Bed Bath & Beyond as a meme stock. / The Washington Post

A reading of all 19,000-plus tweets by Elon Musk finds a person who feels betrayed, but won't give up on his mission. / New York Magazine

Researchers are reviewing "8,000 unedited medical recipes" to study how medieval physicians helped people with their ailments. / Cambridge University Library

From 2008 but worth revisiting, footage of David Lynch calmly reading Maxim in the morning while wearing gloves. / TMN

Watch: How to construct a diorama of Mel Gibson being arrested. / YouTube