Experts say results of Butterfly Conservation’s latest survey signal that nature is ‘in crisis’The UK has recorded its lowest ever number of butterflies in an annual survey of the insects, prompting conservationists to warn that nature is in crisis.But…
Fat Bear Week 2021: before-and-after pictures of the contenders
Twelve bulging bears battled it out to take home the illustrious title of Alaska’s fattest bear earlier this week. Thousands cast their vote in the annual competition which compares the pre-hibernation weight gain of the Katmai national park residents….
Euston tunnel HS2 protesters walk free from court
Charges against six protesters dropped as HS2 was not carrying out work on the site at the timeSix environmental protesters who occupied a tunnel close to Euston station in protest against the HS2 high-speed link earlier this year walked free from cour…
Ursus gluttonous maximus: 480 Otis wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest
Beefy brown bear, missing two canine teeth, prevails in vote that compares pre-hibernation weight gain in Katmai national parkBeefy brown bear 480 Otis has been named the winner of Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest, an annual competition comparing…
Canada invokes 1977 treaty with US as dispute over pipeline intensifies
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer says Line 5 of pipeline is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and has ordered it shut down The Canadian government has invoked a decades-old treaty with the United States in its latest bid to save a pipeline that critics warn coul…
Terrawatch: how climate change alters impact of volcanic eruptions
Cooling impact of very explosive eruptions could be amplified while moderate eruptions have less effectIt’s well known that volcanic eruptions alter the climate but can human-made climate change alter volcanic eruptions? Curiously, the answer appears t…
サハラ砂漠周辺に増えゆく「円形菜園」は、砂漠化を食い止められるか
アフリカ西海岸のセネガルに、まるで人間の目のような形をした円形菜園が次々にできている。その狙いは、緑を増やすことで進行する砂漠化を食い止めることにある。
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Officials knew of California oil spill 12 hours before cleanup began
Authorities face questions over how much damage could have been prevented after 126,000 gallons of crude seeped into oceanMore than 12 hours passed after officials were notified of a sheen on the water off the coast of southern California before a resp…
Cop26: fears smaller nations will be priced out of hosting pavilions
Organisers of Glasgow climate talks said to blame Brexit and the pandemic for fees up to 30% higher than Cop25Countries and organisations planning to host events at vital UN climate talks in Glasgow next month have said they fear that increased costs a…