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Wayward wallaby stops the traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge
via theguardian.comPolice believe the marsupial may have made its way on to the bridge from a golf course, before crossing the harbour and heading past Circular QuayA wallaby has been apprehended after hopping along the Sydney Harbour Bridge just before the city’s rush hour.New South Wales police were called to the bridge shortly before 5am on Tuesday after motorists spotted the animal in lane eight at the northern end of the bridge. Continue reading... -
Europe's lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
Academics in Sweden, Germany, France, Estonia and Switzerland sought to establish how the nature of Europe’s forests has changed over 11,000 years. More than half of Europe’s forests have disappeared over the past 6,000 years thanks to increasing demand for agricultural land and the use of wood as a source of fuel, new research led by the University of Plymouth suggests. -
Black Death 'spread by humans not rats'
via bbc.co.ukHuman body lice, rather than rat fleas, spread plague during the Black Death, a study simulating the outbreak suggests. -
How Incurable Mitochondrial Diseases Strike Previously Unaffected Families
Researchers have shown for the first time how children can inherit a severe – potentially fatal – mitochondrial disease from a healthy mother. The study, led by researchers from the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit at the University of Cambridge, reveals that healthy people harbour mutations in their mitochondrial DNA and explains how cases of severe mitochondrial disease can appear unexpectedly in previously unaffected families. -
London ‘put to shame’ by New York fossil fuel divestment
via theguardian.comCampaigners say London mayor has fudged a similar manifesto promise to divest the city’s remaining pension funds from fossil fuelsLondon has been put to shame by New York’s decision to divest city pension funds from fossil fuel companies, according to climate campaigners who accuse the mayor, Sadiq Khan, of fudging a similar promise he made during his election campaign.Global efforts to drive investment away from oil, gas and coal were given a major boost last week when the biggest c -
Discovery of a new source of world's deadliest toxin
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have identified genes encoding a previously undiscovered version of the botulinum neurotoxin in bacteria from a cow’s gut.This is the first time that an intact cluster of genes for making botulinum neurotoxin have been found outside of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum or its close relatives, and only the second report of a new botulinum toxin in the past 40 years. -
Energy drinks can negatively impact health of youth
Over half of Canadian youth and young adults who have consumed energy drinks have experienced negative health effects as a result, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.In a nationwide survey of Canadian youth, over half of those who had ever consumed an energy drink had reported experiencing an adverse health event, including rapid heartbeat, nausea, and in rare cases, seizures. -
Robots aid better understanding of phytoplankton blooms
Phytoplankton blooms are one of the most important factors contributing to the efficiency of the carbon pump in the North Atlantic Ocean. To better understand this phenomenon, the ERC remOcean1 project, led by researchers at the Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (CNRS/UPMC), has developed a new class of robots: biogeochemical profiling floats, the first robots able to collect data in the ocean throughout the year. Using these unparalleled data, the researchers have identifi -
UCLA scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have, for the first time, coaxed human stem cells to become sensory interneurons — the cells that give us our sense of touch. The new protocol could be a step toward stem cell–based therapies to restore sensation in paralyzed people who have lost feeling in parts of their body. -
March of the Penguins heralds Antarctic protection campaign - in pictures
via theguardian.comModel penguins have appeared in cities around the world as part of a new Greenpeace campaign that is aiming to turn a huge tract of the Antarctic Ocean into the world’s biggest wildlife reserve, protecting marine life and helping to fight climate changeWorld’s biggest wildlife reserve planned for Antarctica in global campaign Continue reading... -
Jet Stream Changes Since 1960s Linked to More Extreme Weather
Increased fluctuations in the path of the North Atlantic jet stream since the 1960s coincide with more extreme weather events in Europe such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires and flooding, reports a University of Arizona-led team.The research is the first reconstruction of historical changes in the North Atlantic jet stream prior to the 20th century. By studying tree rings from trees in the British Isles and the northeastern Mediterranean, the team teased out those regions' late-summer weather -
Flu Vaccine Spinout Secures a Further £20m in Funding
Vaccitech, an Oxford University spinout company developing a universal flu vaccine, among other vaccine-related products, has secured £20 million in Series A financing. -
Sanchi Oil Spill Contamination Could Take Three Months to Reach Mainland
Water contaminated by the oil currently leaking into the ocean from the Sanchi tanker collision is likely to take at least three months to reach land, and if it does the Korean coast is the most likely location. However, the oil’s fate is highly uncertain, as it may burn, evaporate, or mix into the surface ocean and contaminate the environment for an extended duration. -
Landmark sector deal to make UK 'world leader' in low-carbon mobility
A new automotive sector deal between the UK Government and industry players including Ford and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will see £52.8m invested in low-carbon vehicle projects. -
European parliament to decide future of pulse fishing
via theguardian.comVote on controversial method will be closely watched in the UK, which will decide on the issue as part of national fishing policy after BrexitEurope’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on the controversial issue of electric pulse fishing, in a debate that could decide the future of the fishing method.The debate is crucial for the UK, despite Brexit, because the UK’s fleets have yet to decide whether to lobby the government post-Brexit for an expansion in pulse fishing. Tuesday’s -
Huge oil spill left after burning tanker sinks off China
via bbc.co.ukFuel from the Sanchi has spread over more than 100 sq km and could badly damage marine life. -
All renewables to compete on cost with fossil fuels by 2020, says IRENA
A fresh report has predicted that all renewable energy technologies will compete, and even undercut, fossil fuels on price within the next two years. -
British supermarket chickens show record levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
via theguardian.comFood Standards Agency reports ‘significant increase’ of harmful pathogen campylobacter in British-farmed chickensChickens for sale in Britain’s supermarkets are showing record levels of superbugs resistant to some of the strongest antibiotics, new research from the government has found.The results are concerning because resistance to antibiotics among livestock can easily affect resistance among humans, rendering vital medicines ineffective against serious diseases. Continue re -
Keele University launches Europe's first at-scale smart energy living laboratory
Siemens has been appointed to transform a West Midlands University campus into the largest integrated, living laboratory for smart energy, gas and heating technologies. -
Study finds that global warming exacerbates refugee crises | John Abraham
via theguardian.comHigher temperatures increase the number of people seeking asylum in the EU
The refugee crisis – particularly in the Mediterranean area – has received large amounts of new attention in the past few years, with people fleeing from Syria and entering the European Union emblematic of the problem. There has been some research connecting this refugee problem with changes to the climate. In particular, the years preceding the Syrian refugee crisis were characterized by a severe drought that -
Britvic on course for zero-waste status
Soft drinks company Britvic looks set to become a zero-waste company by 2020, with the firm's latest sustainability report revealing recent efforts to cut down on plastic waste, carbon emissions and water use. -
How Michael Gove's waste plans could bring local councils together at last
via theguardian.comFor too long, petty rivalries have prevented councils from collaborating with each other. But standardising waste collections can change that – and benefit everyone
Michael Gove’s proposal to standardise waste collections across the country should be welcomed by environmentalists and taxpayers. As Gove points out, rules and regulations for waste disposal differ vastly around the UK, making the collections confusing for many families. This has not escaped the notice of Whitehall, wher -
Scotland's historic sites at high risk from climate change, report says
via theguardian.comExclusive: Many of the country’s most famous ancient sites, from Holyrood Park to the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, need urgent protection, say expertsDozens of Scotland’s most famous historic sites are at very high risk of being badly damaged by climate change and need urgent protection, an expert survey has found.Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the agency which oversees nearly 340 of the country’s most important castles, abbeys, Neolithic sites and ruins, has for the -
Country diary: pink-footed geese sing the wind’s own song
via theguardian.comClaxton, Norfolk: It was as if the field had uprooted and their calls were the landscape itself in full clamourOn any walk to the marsh I’m always struck how, with a single click of the closing door, the entire audible routine of the house interior – the ticking clock, the even hum of the central heating and fridge, the slow breathing of all that other civilised stuff – is washed away instantly by the sound tide of the outdoors.What we perhaps require as animals is release from -
Ford to invest $11bn and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2022
via theguardian.comThe planned investment is significantly higher than the previously announced target of $4.5bn by 2020Ford Motor Co will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11bn by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its model line-up, the company’s chairman, Bill Ford, said on Sunday at the Detroit auto show. The investment figure is sharply higher than a previously announced target of $4.5bn by 2020, Ford executives said, and includes the costs of de -
'Floating on air' after surgeons remove 19kg tumour
via bbc.co.ukWatch surgeons as they remove a 19.5kg tumour from a woman's body. -
'Pesky little birds': corella culls planned in Western Australia
via theguardian.comWild flocks bred from aviary escapees pose threat to local species and ‘don’t just eat, they destroy’, mayor saysRegional councils in Western Australia are using fireworks, lethal gas, nets, and mass shooting to reduce the number of corellas, which are reportedly damaging buildings and destroying infrastructure.The culprits are primarily eastern long-billed corellas, Cacatua tenuirostris, which were introduced to WA as a popular aviary bird.Continue reading... -
Householders could face fines for using fly-tippers
via theguardian.comAction to combat unlicensed waste carriers to be taken after Environment Agency uncovers 850 illegal dumping sites in a yearHouseholds whose rubbish ends up being dumped illegally by unauthorised disposal companies could face fines under plans being considered by the government. Councils could be given the power to directly fine people caught using unlicensed waste carriers following a consultation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Continue reading...
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