When searching for life on other planets, scientists look to the extreme conditions that life can survive in, here on planet Earth.
February 7, 2013
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Tag Archives: Environment
December 7, 2012
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Ashes to ashes
Dieback disease is an invasive fungi effecting Ash trees and for the past 10 years has been spreading across continental Europe and has effected 90% of Ash trees in Denmark. The Ash is upon the most numerous in the UK … Continue reading
August 21, 2012
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Scientists have found abnormal shape mutations in butterflies and moths; legs, wings and antennae, following the 2011 Fukushima accident in 2011. A Japanese team will now investigate up the food chain, looking at birds and also the long term effects of the local land and sea based ecologies.
Read more over at BBC Nature.
June 26, 2012
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Last of His Kind, Lonesome George, Dies
Known as the rarest species in the world, the Pinta Tortoise of the Galapagos Islands are now extinct.
May 28, 2012
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Save the UK’s Declining Bee Population
If our pollinating bees die out, we could lose a up-to a third of our diet. Follow the link to see why and how you can help save our humble bees.
May 23, 2012
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How Precious is Our Water?
If you took all the water on Earth how much would there be?
May 11, 2012
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England Still in Drought After the Wettest April Since Records Began!
So with all this rain, why are we officially still in a drought?