UK weather: February temperature jump was incredible, says climate expert
This week’s record winter heat in the UK was so far above normal trends that scientists have been forced to reconsider their statistical models, with one expert calling the temperature jump...
View ArticleTop White House adviser acknowledges threat posed by climate change –...
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Friday that he believes climate change could threaten economic growth. It’s a position that puts him at odds with the Trump administration and the...
View ArticleHoly mola: huge sunfish washes up in northern waters for first time in 130 years
A giant sunfish has washed up on a beach in California, the first time this particular species of the animal has been sighted in the northern hemisphere in 130 years. The sunfish measuring 2.05...
View ArticleFish stocks continuing to fall as oceans warm, study finds
Fish catches have declined markedly and are likely to fall further, a study has found, with warming oceans to blame. Around the world, fish populations have fallen over the past 80 years, although some...
View ArticleMicroplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research
Microplastic pollution spans the world, according to new studies showing contamination in the UK’s lake and rivers, in groundwater in the US and along the Yangtze river in China and the coast of Spain....
View ArticleHow space mining could change the world
Russia is bidding to join Luxembourg in mining asteroids in space, raising the spectre of a new space race for minerals. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said the country had offered the...
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