Environment
Extinction Rebellion activists block BBC London HQ as week of protests continues
Staff reported being unable to enter the building as demonstrators called on the broadcaster to end its ‘silence’ on climate change.
Honey bees top of the class when it comes to MATHEMATICS
The busy bees are talented mathematicians - able to learn and apply the rules of ‘less than’ and ‘greater than’, according to a new study
Five billion people at greater risk of water pollution, coastal storms & under-pollinated crops due to climate change
Nature’s ability to meet the needs of those who need it the most - such as people in coastal communities or reliant on farming - is dwindling, according to the research
Humpback whale which swam into Thames and died was hit by a ship
The Zoological Society of London said it was not clear whether the wound was inflicted before of after the whale’s death.
Pregnant minke whale killed by ghost fishing nets
The 28ft mother and her unborn female calf washed up in Orkney
Humpback whale spotted in Thames has died, charity says
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the whale had been found dead.
Culling badgers ‘actually spreads deadly bovine TB’ suggests new study
Researchers found that culling drives badgers to roam 61 per cent further afield – possibly explaining why the practice can sometimes make the problem worse
Boris Johnson calls Extinction Rebellion ‘uncooperative crusties’ and says Margaret Thatcher was ‘green revolutionary’
The PM claimed Margaret Thatcher took greenhouse gases seriously long before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg was born.
Seven new species appear for first time on list of world’s 25 most endangered primates
Among the most endangered on the list is the Skywalker gibbon, which now numbers less than 150 in the wild