Extinction Rebellion deliberately causing criminal damage at protests to get jury trials

Extinction Rebellion fanatics are deliberately causing at least £5,000 of criminal damage at protests to get jury trials as they believe they’ll stand a better chance of acquittal Extinction Rebellion deliberately causing criminal damage to get a jury trial Anyone who causes at least £5,000 of damage can be brought before a jury Protestors believe … Read more

Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade nuclear base by locking themselves onto giant plant pots

Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade Faslane nuclear base by locking themselves onto giant plant pots Environmental activists have blocked the north gate of HMNB Clyde in Scotland The naval base houses Britain’s nuclear submarines armed with Trident missiles Protesters locked onto planters have stopped all but emergency access to base XR say the action is part of … Read more

Extinction Rebellion protest: Activists dump a truck full of fake COAL outside Lloyd’s London HQ

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists dumped fake coal outside Lloyd’s of London’s headquarters today in protest against the fossil fuel industry a day after the US committed to slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Eco-warriors unfurled banners with slogans including ‘Climate Criminals’, ‘fossil fuels = death’ and ‘insuring fossil fuels = ensuring climate breakdown’ as they dumped … Read more

Extinction Rebellion protestors smash 19 windows at HSBC’s Canary Wharf HQ

Extinction Rebellion activists today smashed at least 19 windows at HSBC’s Canary Wharf headquarters as they claimed the bank is financing climate change. The Earth Day protest is the second time the movement has broken windows this month after smashing glass at Barclays Bank’s headquarters in London in April 7.   Nine woman took part in the demonstration, … Read more

Kennel Club fears Otterhound, Dandie Dinmont Terrier and Skye Terrier dog breeds close to extinction

There are fears the Otterhound, Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the Skye Terrier are on the brink of extinction after just 121 puppies were born last year. Puppies like Labradors and French Bulldogs have seen record sales during the Covid lockdown, but the same cannot be said for the Otterhound, one of Britain’s oldest dog breeds that dates back … Read more

New forest growth may have sparked the mass extinction 360 million years ago

New forest growth may have sparked the mass extinction 360 million years ago by fueling massive plankton blooms that sucked all the oxygen from oceans – and experts say it is happening now at an even faster rate Sediment records shows new forests sparked the Devonian Mass Extinction There was a link between new growth … Read more

Activists launch fake oil attack on the City slickers during Extinction Rebellion prank 

Five are arrested after activists launched fake oil attack on the Bank of England in an  Extinction Rebellion ‘April Fool’s prank’ Members of Extinction Rebellion sprayed fake oil over the Bank of England Covered outside in substance made of mixture of black pond dye and guar gum  The City of London police attended the demonstration … Read more

At least 25% of marine mammals are on the path to EXTINCTION, study finds

A new study reveals many of the world’s marine mammals are at a crossroads – some are on the verge of extinction, while others are on the road to recovery. A team from the University of Exeter investigated the status of 126 species that includes whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, sea otters and … Read more

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction with fewer than 366 are left

The number of endangered North Atlantic right whales remains dangerously low. There are fewer than 366 surviving specimens, according to a new assessment. Vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing nets remain the biggest threat to the massive marine mammals, but climate change is leading to rising ocean temperatures that endanger the krill the whales eat … Read more

Extinction of larger animals led to the human brain doubling in size around 30,000 years ago

The extinction of large animals led to the human brain growing, a new study reveals. When humans first emerged in Africa 2.6 million years ago the average animal size was more than 1,000 pounds, making them easy prey. Throughout the Pleistocene era, creatures’ sizes decreased by 90 percent, which forced our ancient ancestors to developing … Read more