Rare breed of tame wall lizard found thriving in Kent village

Kent village is ‘invaded’ by rare breed of wall lizard normally only found living in hotter central and southern Europe Cuxton, Kent has been invaded by wall lizards which are native to the continent   The small reptiles have been seen on the Kent coastline but never in the village  Former salesman Albert Marshall, 70, found … Read more

WHAT BOOK would presenter and writer Konnie Huq take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would presenter and writer Konnie Huq take to a desert island? Konnie Huq is reading The Future We Choose: Surviving The Climate Crisis  Presenter said she would take A Song Of Ice And Fire series on a desert island  Writer said she saw Upstart Crow play [about Shakespeare] just before lockdown By Daily Mail … Read more

Greenpeace calls for ban on ‘supertrawlers’ in UK-owned areas

Supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in UK owned Protected Marine Areas, according to Greenpeace, who say the giant ‘factory ships’ are ‘destructive’.  The controversial fishing vessels can be more than 328 feet long and ‘vacuum’ up huge quantities of fish every day as they move through the water. A Greenpeace study found that 25 … Read more

Men ‘create more greenhouse gas emissions than women’

Women are responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than men because they’re more likely to walk or use public transportation, new study shows A study of 50,000 New Zealand residents found men travel more in cars Women take more trips, but travel for shorter distances and use public transportation or simply walk more often than … Read more

Coral islands like the Maldives could survive sea level rise

Predictions that sea level rise caused by global warming will see the world’s islands submerged under swelling currents may not come true, a new study suggests. It claims that coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, could naturally adapt to survive surging water levels. Previous research has claimed that sea level rise will cause islands … Read more

Men ‘create more greenhouse gas emissions than women’

Women are responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than men because they’re more likely to walk or use public transportation, new study shows A study of 50,000 New Zealand residents found men travel more in cars Women take more trips, but travel for shorter distances and use public transportation or simply walk more often than … Read more

Discarded plastic bottles make up a QUARTER of the UK’s litter

Plastic bottles are the UK’s most commonly littered item, accounting for a quarter of all rubbish discarded on streets, parks and beaches by volume, a new study reveals. Small plastic bottle commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks accounted for just under 25 per cent of discarded waste by volume in 2019, environmental charity Keep … Read more

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more

Billionaire builds £280million superyacht with eight laboratories and submarine for scientists

Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke is using his bottomless reserves to give something back, after overseeing the creation of a £280million superyacht which will be intermittently offered to scientists. The magnificent vessel, named the REV Ocean, stands as the worlds largest of its kind, and comes lavishly furnished with three swimming pools and two helipads. Yet … Read more