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World Refugee Day, 20th June 2013
Posted Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:01:00 GMT by Paul RobinsonWorld Refugee Day 2013 is hardly a celebration. Affluent nations are struggling now, but without the labour and resources of weak nations, the affluence will disappear altogether. Help is most definitely needed for those who suffer so much more than we do, wherever they are.
World Refugee Day, 20th June 2013
Yeti crabs colonised the deep sea
Posted Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:46 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe strange and unique feeding system of these deep-sea crabs has fascinated us since they were first found, in the deep trenches of the Pacific, then the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Now their relatives have been worked out.
Yeti crabs colonised the deep sea
Coal, oil and gas are killing climate
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:30:00 GMT by JW DoweyThe Australians might be expected to be a little isolated from the global effects of climate change. Not true, plus they seem to be possibly the most aware of the dangers of selling their coal to Asia while suffering some terrible effects from global warming.
Coal, oil and gas are killing climate
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2013
Posted Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:46:17 GMT by Paul RobinsonWhile we sit in comfort, many are suffering from an old but rapidly-growing problem. The loss of water from our environment is promoting desert and land degradation worldwide.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2013
Turtles turn to gelatinous prey
Posted Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:57:37 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWhile loggerhead turtles have been investigated to try and find out how best to conserve this endangered species, new techniques with tiny data-collectors show video and positional information about their foraging.
Turtles turn to gelatinous prey
Shark Stewards Project Report
Posted Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:10:08 GMT by David McGuireDavid McGuire of Shark Stewards gives his account of the state of the shark nation and insight into the diabolical shark finning trade. It's great to have personal accounts of the real animal in its element, the open ocean.
Shark Stewards Project Report
Honey Bee Numbers Drop
Posted Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:22:40 GMT by JW DoweyWhen the bee is remembered, we will only think of that delicious honey, and not of that diligent and innovative insect that became extinct because we polluted the planet so much!
Honey Bee Numbers Drop
Pollution from Silesia to Scunthorpe
Posted Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:44:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThis report is explosive in its hard-hitting expose of health concerns for every European (and for that matter, every other) country that uses coal for power.
Pollution from Silesia to Scunthorpe
Photosynthetic solar power
Posted Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:40:58 GMT by Dave ArmstrongA research team in California has produced a system that can be used for artificial photosynthesis system as well as others. It seems likely that such a system will finally be able to produce the promised carbon neutral energy that we need in large quantities at low cost, in order to cool down the rapidly-warming planet.
Photosynthetic solar power
HFCs to be reduced?
Posted Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:41:19 GMT by Paul RobinsonWhen the two Presidents meet, we expect them to produce something useful. This could be a possible reduction in some of the most dangerous emissions we make. It's likely that storms and droughts have spoken louder than science for them to make this decision.
HFCs to be reduced?
World Oceans Day 2013 - Oceans and People
Posted Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:01:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongAll the fish in the sea couldn't tell you the enormous significance of marine ecosystems and the effects we are just discovering that they have on the atmosphere, climate and of course, global warming. Celebrate the magnificent ocean today!
World Oceans Day 2013 - Oceans and People
Fisheries Reform (fish) School!
Posted Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:53:19 GMT by Colin RickettsThe sad situation regarding fish in fished-out Europe is showing a glimmer of light, though unemployed fishermen in economically-struggling areas will not easily take the bitter pill. We can only hope that logic wins, for once.
Fisheries Reform (fish) School!
Wildfires are lasting longer
Posted Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:57:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWorldwide, the fire situation is blazing. More fires, hotter temperatures, and a long season make the situation almost impossible to handle. Here's the US situation.
Wildfires are lasting longer
More or less protection for forests in Indonesia?
Posted Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:25:40 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWe have faced many losses of rainforest. To dispossess these rare species and many peoples who are rooted in their own island lands is undoubtedly the worst loss ever seen, or likely to be seen.
More or less protection for forests in Indonesia?
World Environment Day 2013
Posted Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:45:00 GMT by Paul RobinsonJune 5th is World Environment Day 2013. WED is one of the more important UN Days when real achievements are sought and expected in the implementation of everyday and more esoteric ways of making the environment a better place for all species.
World Environment Day 2013
How to investigate your inner fish!
Posted Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWhen fish gave rise to our land-based ancestors, some of the fish DNA was left behind as selection chose attributes that suited land best. Fortunately we can use the parts of the genome that remain to investigate change in all the land vertebrates.
How to investigate your inner fish!
Origins of turtle shells
Posted Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:07:48 GMT by Colin RickettsThe turtle is a fantastic design, unequalled among other vertebrates for its adaptable protective shell and its endurance through time. Here is a breakthrough paper that tells us just how the reptiles managed to produce such an endearing and successful creature.
Origins of turtle shells
European Emissions
Posted Fri, 31 May 2013 08:37:59 GMT by Paul RobinsonThe future of the planet depends on dropping fossil fuel. Are we in a position to make profits from the innovation needed for all those renewable energy technologies?
European Emissions
Eels, Alps and Trees
Posted Wed, 29 May 2013 16:40:46 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe ways of the world mean we lose rare species frequently these days. What we havent so far realised is they are the very plants and animals that keep us going!
Eels, Alps and Trees
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - 29th May
Posted Wed, 29 May 2013 11:15:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe International Day of United Nations Peace Keepers was first celebrated on 29th May 2003. Its dual purpose is to honour the memories of UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace and to pay tribute to the men and women who continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations around the world.
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - 29th May
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