Maps will feature peaks and glaciers named for British individuals who’ve advanced polar science. Source link
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'Ditch high definition and new tech to fight climate change'
Scientists are urging people and firms to change the way they use technology to reduce emissions. Source link
Climate change: PM aims for world-leading UK emissions cuts
Boris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts – but are they enough? Source link
Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Security forces in Burkina Faso have been battling militants for years Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. They say seven soldiers and 80 militants were also killed as the […]
How Africa will be affected by climate change
Image copyright Getty Images Africa is more vulnerable than any other region to the world’s changing weather patterns, explains climate specialist Richard Washington. The African continent will be hardest hit by climate change. There are four key reasons for this: First, African society is very closely coupled with the climate system; hundreds of millions of […]
Catwalk gatecrasher becomes surprise fashion star
The feline fashionista dodged models on the runway of a Christian Dior event in Marrakesh. Source link
Polar bears captured on collar cams
High-tech tracking collars on nine female polar bears have measured the animals’ efforts to find food on the diminishing Arctic ice. In Spring of 2014, 2015, and 2016, Anthony Pagano, a researcher at the University of California Santa Cruz and his colleagues, set out to track the polar bears’ hunting and survival during this critical […]
Polar bears 'running out of food'
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch: Collar cams reveal polar bear’s-eye view High-tech collar tracking collars on nine female polar bears have measured the animals’ efforts to find food on the diminishing Arctic ice. The collars recorded video, locations and activity levels over 11 days, while metabolic tracers allowed scientists to work […]
Genetic secret of English salmon
Image copyright Sam Billington, Environment Agency Image caption Chalk-stream salmon look the same as other salmon but their genes tell a different story The salmon from the chalk streams of southern England appear to be genetically distinct from others. Evidence published in the Journal of Fish Biology suggests they may be a separate sub-species of […]
Space shuttle Columbia crew, who never came back
It’s 15 years since disaster struck as the Columbia returned to Earth following a research mission. Source link
Luxembourg PM watches GovSat-1 space launch
Image copyright SpaceX Image caption SpaceX used one of its “recycled” Falcon 9s to loft GovSat-1 Luxembourg’s Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, has just watched one of his country’s satellites go into orbit. He was at Cape Canaveral, Florida, to see the launch of GovSat-1, which will be providing telecommunications services to the military and institutional […]
Hong Kong bans ivory trade in 'historic' vote
Image copyright SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images Image caption The ivory trade will now be phased out in Hong Kong by 2021 Hong Kong’s lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to ban the trade in ivory, in a move campaigners described as “a lifeline for elephants”. A similar ban was brought in across mainland China earlier this year. Ivory […]