New wild cat species discovered - with only one known living member
Covered by BBC News – Science & Environment, Phys.org. A spotted wildcat long mistaken for relatives has been identified as a new species in Bolivia.
12 days ago 2 sources
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Which emergency foods should you stock up on?
The BBC's Annabel Rackham shares some dos and don'ts, following government advice in case of food supply chain disruption.
12 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
New £1m grant to help groups protect green spaces
The cash can be used by local communities to protect threatened green spaces and wildlife sites.
13 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
'You never quite know what you're going to pull out'
The group is marking a decade of fishing everything from an inflatable doll to a Nintendo out of the harbour.
13 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
When did grey squirrels start posing a threat to reds?
A pair of grey squirrels was reportedly brought to the United Kingdom by a Cheshire banker in 1876.
13 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Nature reserve to double in size, thanks to gift
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust acquires an area of wet woodland, marsh and pastureland due to the will.
14 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Have you seen the hummingbird hawk moth?
Hummingbird hawk moths - often mistaken for small birds - are being spotted in the West Midlands.
14 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
When a beloved tree began withering away, locals suspected a killer in their midst
A neighbourhood’s fight to save a cherished ginkgo pits them against an unlikely foe.
14 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims
Michael Sheen said his meeting with the first minister was "early days but that's really encouraging".
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Move faster to solve climate challenges, Prince William says
The Prince of Wales tells the BBC we need to "accelerate" in finding solutions to climate challenges as Earthshot nominees are unveiled.
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Burst pipe floods wildlife meadow for fourth time
Repeated flooding of a key conservation site in Oxfordshire leaves a charity frustrated.
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Nebula image wins Royal Observatory competition
Ali Alobaidly is named Astronomy Photographer of the Year for his image of the Shark Nebula.
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
See tiny organisms on show in microscopic video competition
The winning video features tiny hair-like structures, called cilia, in the airways of a child with a rare genetic disease.
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
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Might the UK and US joining their AI forces help solve nuclear fusion?
15 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Repeat offender fined for searching for gold in protected river
Brian Wright, 68, from Henley-upon-Thames, was caught gold panning on a protected river in north Wales.
16 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund
A new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month.
16 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
The farmer who turned to singing after bovine TB silenced his fields
Dairy farmer Mervyn Kelso struggled with the sadness of the empty fields when he lost his entire herd to bovine TB.
16 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Rare tree offspring given lifeline at Scottish botanic garden
Logan Botanic Garden is helping save a species native to Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific.
16 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment
Scientists create mice with part-human brains
Covered by The Guardian – Science, BBC News – Science & Environment. Researchers hope to shed light on conditions such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and rare forms of dementia Researchers have created mice with half-human brains in an effort to…
17 days ago 2 sources
Wildlife trust wants marina silt disposed offshore
Brighton Marina wants to restart dredging next year but still needs a site to dispose of the silt.
17 days ago BBC News – Science & Environment