97% global warming consensus paper surpasses half a million downloads | Dana Nuccitelli
Cook et al. (2013) has remained the most-read paper in Environmental Research Letters for most of the past 3 years In 2013, a team of citizen science volunteers who collaborate on the climate myth debunking website SkepticalScience.com published a paper finding a 97% expert consensus on human-caused global warming in peer-reviewed research. Over the past […]
Good news for Goodfellow's as Perth zoo breeds rare roo
The birth of joey Mian is a major coup in global efforts to conserve the endangered species native to Papua New Guinea Perth zoo has successfully bred a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo for the first time in 36 years, bringing the number of males in the endangered marsupial’s global captive breeding population to 15. Continue reading… […]
Solar Impulse 2 completes first ever Atlantic crossing by solar plane
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Seville, four days after setting off from New York, using solar panels and batteries to finish latest leg of its round-the-world journey Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first ever crossing of the Atlantic by a solar-powered aeroplane, landing in Spain early on Thursday morning. The four-day trip, which started […]
A bumblebee with a taste for high living
Sandy, Bedfordshire A queen hit the bullseye – a 2.8cm hole in our nestbox – and there is a clearly active colony of tree bumblebees in residence Since the start of the millennium, a new tune for summer has been spreading north. It was first picked up in Wiltshire; within a decade, it had reached […]
Food waste – what can we do about it?
Wherever you are in the world, if you are running or participating in food waste projects we’d like to hear from you Almost $1 trillion in food is thrown away, lost or wasted every year worldwide – roughly one third of all food produced for human consumption. Food such as fruits and vegetables, plus roots […]
Farmer Ian Turnbull sentenced to 35 years for murder of NSW environment officer
The 81-year-old farmer will die in jail after being handed a minimum 24 year sentence for murder of NSW environment officer Glen Turner in 2014 An 81-year-old farmer who callously gunned down NSW environment officer Glen Turner during a routine departmental visit has been sentenced to 35 years in jail – with a non-parole period […]
66 million dead trees in California could fuel 'catastrophic' wildfires, officials say
Trees are dying at an ‘unprecedented’ rate due to drought, warmer weather and a bark beetle epidemic, prompting the US agriculture secretary’s warning The number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears that they will fuel catastrophic […]
Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer
If tests of the 100m-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface are successful, it could be deployed at a larger scale in the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’ A bid to clear the Pacific of its plastic debris has moved a step closer with the launch of the biggest prototype clean-up boom yet by […]
Leopard's killing of rare African penguins sparks conservation debate
Some conservationists say endangered birds at the South African reserve take priority, but others argue that locally the big cat is rarer A leopard killed dozens of endangered penguins at a nature reserve outside Cape Town earlier this month, prompting a renewed debate about how best to protect South Africa’s threatened species. Ranger Cuan McGeorge […]
Opencast coal mine planned for Northumberland coast
Plans to open a new mine have been criticised by local residents and NGOs for contradicting government commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and phase out coal, reports ENDS A new surface coal mine could be created on the scenic Northumberland coast if an application is approved next month. Banks Mining wants to create a […]