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• Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways

  12-01-2021 17:01
  
  Entomologists' message is straightforward: We can't live without insects. They're in trouble. And there's something all of us can do to help.
  
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• Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025

  02-01-2026 12:48 via bbc.com
  Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
  
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• Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'

  02-01-2026 07:01 via bbc.com
  The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
  
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• The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression

  02-01-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
  
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• Cool space stuff you don’t want to miss in 2026, including a Canadian who’s heading to the moon

  01-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  This year brought us our third-known interstellar visitor, beautiful displays of the northern lights and the opening of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory that will change our views on the universe in ways we have yet to understand. But now, we look ahead to just some of the cool things skywatchers might want to keep an eye on in 2026.
  
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• Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery

  01-01-2026 01:34 via bbc.com
  There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
  
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• UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space

  31-12-2025 01:26 via bbc.com
  A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
  
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• Blue Origin astronaut reveals depression after 'tsunami of harassment'

  30-12-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included scientist Amanda Nguyen, was launched into space in April.
  
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• Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers

  30-12-2025 02:15 via bbc.com
  Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.
  
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• BBC taken to secret location in Welsh mountains to find rare plant

  29-12-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Eryri - also known as Snowdonia - to find a rare plant.
  
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• Why 2026 looks bright for Northern Light sightings

  29-12-2025 01:58 via bbc.com
  With the Sun still in an active phase there could be more spectacular Northern light displays in the year ahead.
  
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• Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms

  23-12-2025 18:29 via bbc.com
  The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
  
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• The protein denitrosylase SCoR2 regulates lipogenesis and fat storage | Science Signaling

  23-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Removal of SNO groups from hepatocyte and adipocyte proteins induces lipid synthesis and weight gain.
  
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• The mechanosensitive channel TRPV4 inhibits pulmonary inflammation by limiting NF-κB signaling in alveolar macrophages | Science Signaling

  23-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  TRPV4 limits lung inflammation by sequestering the NF-κB subunit p65 at the endoplasmic reticulum.
  
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• Shigella mixes and matches host proteins | Science Signaling

  23-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  A bacterial virulence factor subverts host cell apoptosis by acting as a protein recombinase.
  
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• Retraction | Science Signaling

  23-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  On 9 May 2017, Science Signaling published the Research Article “The amyloid-β oligomer Aβ*56 induces specific alterations in neuronal signaling that lead to tau phosphorylation and aggregation” by F. Amar et al. (1). On 21 June 2022, upon being made aware of allegations of data manipulation regarding Figs. 1A, 3A, and 6G and figs. S9D and S12A, which were being investigated, we published an Editorial Expression of Concern to make readers aware of these allegations while we
  
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• Cancer-associated fibroblasts confer ALK inhibitor resistance in EML4-ALK–driven lung cancer by concurrent integrin and MET signaling | Science Signaling

  23-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Secretory and cell-contact signaling from tumor stromal fibroblasts drive drug resistance in lung cancer.
  
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• 'This is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records

  23-12-2025 12:44 via bbc.com
  The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
  
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• Scientist says we’ve got whale song all wrong

  22-12-2025 21:15 via cbc.ca
  In a new book called Why Whales Sing, Eduardo Mercado details his life's work to try and understand what whale songs are all about.
  
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• Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban

  22-12-2025 14:06 via bbc.com
  The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring "the biggest reforms in a generation".
  
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• 'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers

  22-12-2025 13:49 via bbc.com
  The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
  
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• 'New reservoirs will help address water shortage'

  22-12-2025 06:28 via bbc.com
  Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
  
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• Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy

  21-12-2025 16:56 via bbc.com
  The government says the practice is being used as a "smokescreen" for the hunting of wild animals.
  
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• How the beaver is teaching Indigenous communities about ecological balance and reciprocity

  20-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The wise hardworking beaver is considered a keystone species. Found in every province and territory, beavers balance ecosystems with their industrious dams. They also have a special place in many Indigenous cultures.
  
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• Canada promised new parks and nature protection. Has that shifted with Carney in power?

  20-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Now, environmental groups and others are concerned that the apparent pivot from the Carney government will reverse years of progress made on nature conservation. Among the initiatives now facing uncertainty: new national parks and protected areas, as well as federal support for the Indigenous guardians program.
  
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• 2 moose removed from Calgary suburb after kicking dog in backyard

  19-12-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Two young moose have been removed from the northwest Calgary community of Arbour Lake after a run-in with a dog that resulted in minor injuries for the pet.
  
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• Avian flu hit Ontario turkey farms hard. Is it still safe to eat for your holiday meal?

  19-12-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Some London-area butchers say the availability of holiday turkeys is unchanged, despite an ongoing avian influenza outbreak in Ontario that's seen tens of thousands of birds culled.
  
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• Frustration grows in Niagara Falls, Ont., with no clear progress on fate of Marineland and belugas

  19-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Nearly two months after Ottawa denied Marineland's request to export its whales, residents in Niagara Falls, Ont., continue to wait for news on the future of the shuttered theme park's property and dozens of animals, including up to 30 belugas and four dolphins. “Every time I drive by, it makes me really sad,” a local real estate agent says.
  
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• Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales' breath

  19-12-2025 02:44 via bbc.com
  Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales.
  
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• Wildfires, drought and storms top Canada's top weather stories of 2025

  18-12-2025 22:38 via cbc.ca
  Environment and Climate Change Canada's top 10 weather stories of the year include the second-worst wildfire season on record and droughts that stretched across the country.
  
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