New guidelines for the management of Europe’s railway network to protect and enhance biodiversity have been published.
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Will Tech Breakthroughs Bring Fusion Energy Closer to Reality?
Frank Laukien, a U.S.-German physicist and billionaire entrepreneur, typically exudes the calm rationality of a CEO who runs a large, multinational company.
New Insight Into How Plant Cells Divide
Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey.
Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins
Researchers describe a 500 million-year-old tunicate fossil species. The study suggests that the modern tunicate body plan was already established soon after the Cambrian Explosion.
Researchers offer a tropical perspective on marine conservation
To achieve tangible solutions for ocean conservation, a new article suggests that we should listen to the people who are most affected by the current problems facing the ocean: the people in the tropics.
Public support hydrogen and biofuels to decarbonize global shipping
New research into public attitudes towards alternative shipping fuels shows public backing for biofuel and hydrogen. The study also found that nuclear was preferred to the heavy fuel oil (HFO) currently used in the global shipping industry, although both were perceived negatively. Ammonia had the least public support.
Fish ‘Suffocating in the Heat’: Exeter Experts Comment on UK’s Hottest June
University of Exeter scientists have commented on the environmental impacts of the UK’s hottest June on record.
Shrinking Arctic Glaciers are Unearthing a New Source of Methane
The study, led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, identified large stocks of methane gas leaking from groundwater springs unveiled by melting glaciers.
ACES expert: How Animals Are Affected by Canadian Wildfire Smoke
Livestock and pets may be at risk due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke, according to animal welfare expert Angela Green-Miller at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly
We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. These experiences can make whales behave erratically for a while. Such behaviour can affect research quality and highlights an animal ethics dilemma. Now, researchers have...