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• Butterflywatch: this fine season could last into October

  28-08-2020 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  We’ve seen exciting migrants and rare species flourishing this summer, and the season isn’t over yetThe drought in the east, extreme rains in the west and now the wind all over have taken their toll on the final few faded meadow browns still heroically jinking through the flowerless meadows.I’m enjoying pristine red admirals on my late-flowering buddleias, the rare and handsome brown hairstreak (the last species to emerge each summer) continues to flourish and there are large w
  
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• UK's 'first geothermal lido' opens in Cornwall

  28-08-2020 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pool in Penzance is mainly heated by a 410m-deep well and reaches a temperature of 35°C.
  
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• At least 40 dolphins die in area hit by Mauritius oil spill

  28-08-2020 15:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Causes of death yet to be confirmed as witness describes last moments of one dolphinAt least 40 dolphins have died mysteriously in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses have said, as a witness described the moment one mother dolphin died in front of him.Residents who had ventured out in a boat alerted Reuben Pillay to a dolphin swimming around her dying baby. He went to try to find them but the baby had died by the time he arrived, he said on
  
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• Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Circular economy chats with Ball, Essity and CDSL

  28-08-2020 14:26
  
  Episode 90 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast delivers three exclusive interviews with sustainability leads at Ball Corporation, Essity and CDSL, for a snapshot of circular economy action during lockdown and beyond.
  
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• Climate change and agriculture driving record levels of deforestation, WWF report finds

  28-08-2020 12:25
  
  Climate change and agriculture are fueling record levels of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, with fires in the area 33% higher over that last 12 months than the previous year.
  
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• Can a 2,000ft fence save Hawaii's rare native birds from destruction?

  28-08-2020 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Kīlauea Point national wildlife refuge is aiming to keep invasive species out and encourage native habitat to thriveBefore the first Polynesian settlers arrived roughly 1,500 years ago, the Hawaiian Islands were ruled from the sky. Not a single land-dwelling reptile or mammal called the archipelago home – just winged insects, one variety of bat, and a truly vast array of birds.While Hawaii is still flush with life today, many of those birds are now gone – roughly 67% of all
  
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• Businesses urged to harness 'nature-based solutions' to combat climate emergency

  28-08-2020 11:34
  
  Businesses have been called upon to trial and pilot 'nature-based solutions' (NBS) in helping them reduce environmental impacts while helping the surrounding areas improve resiliency against a range of climate risks.
  
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• Green teen memes: how TikTok could save the planet

  28-08-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The video-sharing app has 800 million users, many of them conscious young eco-influencers campaigning on issues from climate change to biodiversityPhilip Aiken has received more than 1.4m likes on the video-sharing app TikTok. But his videos don’t feature cute animals and there are no celebrities to be seen. Aiken’s posts are about soil restoration.The 27-year-old is one of a growing number of TikTok users discussing the benefits of boosting biodiversity in green spaces and gardens a
  
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• Mercedes-Benz targets zero-carbon emissions by 2040, provides 1,800 EVs to Amazon

  28-08-2020 10:01
  
  Mercedes-Benz has joined Amazon's Climate Pledge, setting an aim to become a zero-carbon business by 2040, on the same day the company confirmed it would provide more than 1,800 electric vehicles (EVs) to the e-commerce giant's Delivery Service Partners.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion to block streets in London, Manchester and Cardiff

  28-08-2020 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  XR plans protests next week as activists call on MPs to back a climate emergency billExtinction Rebellion plann to block streets in London, Manchester and Cardiff next week as they call on MPs to back a climate emergency bill and hold a national citizens’ assembly on the crisis.On Tuesday, five XR groups will block roads leading to parliament as they descend on Westminster to demand MPs back what they call the climate and ecological emergency bill, which they say would speed up the UK&rsqu
  
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• Despite bats being critically important to our ecology AND adorable, we treat them with disdain | First Dog on the Moon

  28-08-2020 08:20 via theguardian.com
  
  We don’t want them in our parks and nice places because they behave like the wild animals they are
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• Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2020 – in pictures

  28-08-2020 05:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Blanche was named the overall winner of the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition for his photo, Border Fire Mt Barney. The judges said: ‘In the wave of flames snaking across the mountain we see the true scale of the fire, and for every burning tree that we see, we imagine the shrubs, the vines, the insects, the marsupials and the birds that we can’t.’ Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists target coronavirus immunity puzzle

  28-08-2020 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's to be a new effort to understand how the immune system responds to Covid-19.
  
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• Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device

  28-08-2020 02:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neuralink is working on ways to connect the human brain to machines.
  
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• Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?

  28-08-2020 00:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.
  
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