Environment
Major Global Projects and Mission that Might Positively Change the Climate in 2019
We become more and more aware of the need to take fast climate action. The demand and need for measures grow deeper since the planet, climate and environment are changing for decades already. However, for proper measures and projects, we need to fully understand and process how the environment is changing and the consequences of global warming. Investigating the finer nuances how these processes take place is mandatory. The past year has been marked by a series of ground-breaking studies...
Beach that returned after being lost at sea for 33 years has been washed away again
Dooagh beach, on Achill Island in Ireland, miraculously returned in April 2017 after being lost at sea for 33 years but has once again been taken away by the waves
Secret footage of fox thrown for dog pack captures “concrete proof of illegal hunting”
Police are investigating this shocking footage shared by an anti-hunting group that appears to show the moment hunt supporters drag a terrified fox out of its hole before throwing into woodland to be hunted by a pack of hounds. The controversial footage appears to show huntsmen flushing the fox out of an underground drainage pipe using a rod with a brush on the end. It is then forcibly pulled out of the end by its back legs before being slung...
Government has chance to ‘avert catastrophe’ on Universal Credit
In a speech on Friday, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced important changes to current proposals for Universal Credit (UC). Amber Rudd announced that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will immediately lay two pieces of legislation: · The first will provide protections for people currently receiving the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ -additional benefits paid to disabled people who live independently, recognising the extra costs faced by people not supported by a carer. It will come into force on...
Easter Island’s famous statues ‘marked where inhabitants could drink fresh water’
The simple explanation solves a riddle that has baffled the world for centuries, say scientists
Medical scanner helps unlock secrets of prehistoric marine reptile found in farmer’s field
The skull of a fossil ichthyosaur found in Warwickshire in 1955 has been studied for the first time using cutting-edge computerised tomography (CT) scanning technology
Record numbers of invasive species are washing up on British beaches – due to plastic marine litter
Coastal expert has identified many non-native invaders on one stretch of beach alone
Movement of crowds is like water and can be predicted
They even create 'waves' that travel at regular speed - just like the sea, say physicists
BEAK-CAUSE I LOVE YOU – Penguins ‘split from partners for winter – but still remain faithful’
Scientists say a breed of penguins found on the coast of South America are among the most faithful couples in the animal kingdom - despite spending months apart each year