Pond problems
Hampstead Heath ponds where dogs swim contaminated with pesticides
Most dog owners didn’t know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease the problem. 1
Climate consequences
Reversing global warming as part of a climate overshoot likely to be difficult
Temporarily exceeding global temperature rise of 1.5°C likely to come with long-term consequences, according to a new study. 1
Hurricane damage
Climate change behind almost half cost of Milton and Helene damage in Florida 0
Bird biodiversity
True global impact of human-driven bird extinctions far greater than expected 0
Shaping spread
How conservation spreads can be forecast decades ahead 0
Krill power
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves 1
Deep detector
Work starts on world’s most sensitive ultra-rare particle detector 0
Biodiversity target study
Protecting 0.7% of land could help save 1/3 of unique & endangered species 0
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Closing in
New record set in ongoing search for dark matter 1
Cracking chemistry
AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry 0
Sounds of European nature
Sounds of European nature to be mapped by automatic audio monitoring 0
Contrails and climate
Study on planet-warming contrails “a spanner in the works” for aviation industry 2
Badger boost
Farmer-led badger vaccination could revolutionise mission to tackle bovine TB 2
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Spacecraft assembly
Photo story: Imperial instrument installed on a solar-wind-studying spacecraft 0
Malaria insights
Route to more effective malaria vaccines revealed through human-challenge trials 0
Protecting nature
5 lessons to level up conservation successfully 0
Mental health and nature
Q&A: Understanding nature loss as a public health concern 0
Sir Ernst Chain Lecture
Sir Ernst Chain Lecture 2024 – Vaccine Development in a Pandemic 0
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