Coronaviruses: what they are, and should you worry
Key questions and answers on the coronaviruses.
Massive locust swarms hit East Africa
Extreme weather has fueled a plague of millions of desert locust
The recipe for a carbon-neutral UK? Less meat, more trees and peatland
Major changes in the way land is used should be implemented
Ancient viruses discovered in a 15,000-year-old glacier
Many unknown pathogens might lie inside the ice.
China unveils plan to crack down on single-use plastics
Production, sale and use of plastic products will be restricted in China
A “blob” of hot water killed a million seabirds in the Pacific, researchers found
Warmer water affected the food source of the seabirds
Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal
The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix
Palm oil’s emissions mainly come from getting the land ready
Twice the amount of emissions come from young plants than mature plantations.
UK set to trial its first universal basic income experiment in Hull
The scheme has already been tried in several parts of Europe and the US.
New dataset describes 436 possible futures and their climate
It has already been used in 186 countries to create adaptation strategies
Flying ‘Robotic pigeon’ brings us closer to bird-like drones
Engineers created PigeonBot, adding pigeon feathers to a flying robot
Baby wolves like to play fetch too — what this says about your dog
Wolves may understand human communication cues, which may help us understand how they evolved into dogs.
Neanderthals dived underwater for shells to use as tools
The closest extinct human relative was more similar to us than initially thought.
First was the genome. Now, it’s time for the screenome
US academics want to understand how the screens in our lives are affecting us
Not even the ‘indestructible’ tardigrades will be spared by climate change
The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world
The secret behind Ginkgo biloba’s near-immortal lifespan
Researchers boldly claim that despite some organs like leaves perish, the three itself doesn't die of old age
World’s oceans have warmed 450% faster than in 1987
In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.
Oldest material on Earth is stardust found in meteorite
The dust grains were formed 5 to 7 billion years ago.
More rules could mean more problems when managing water resources
Too many rules can spoil the broth.
Climate change is causing more plants to grow higher in the Himalayans
Vegetation cover is increasing across four height brackets in the area.
