Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year. Source link
Category: Science/Nature
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Bluetongue virus warning as midges blown into UK
Midges blown from northern Europe could spread a serious virus across farms in England, experts warn. Source link
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Tourist influx turns Lake Windermere green, researchers say
Matt Staniek from the Save Windermere campaign, says treated sewage from places like the Langdale Wastewater Treatment Plant are part of the problem. It has a permit to emit more than 1m litres a day of treated effluent into the River Brathay, which feeds into Lake Windermere. There are other similar outflows around the catchment...
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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station
Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time. Source link
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Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy
It’s the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a host for the disease. Source link
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Wild orangutan seen healing his wound with a plant
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been seen using a medicinal plant to treat a wound. Source link
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Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed
Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull. Source link
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Scientists work to make healthier white bread
The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food. Source link
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Plastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development. Source link
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Clean Water Alliance: Sports urge government water pollution action
The Alliance wants regulators to be funded adequately to monitor, investigate and hold polluters to account, while it is also asking for accurate access to real-time water quality information all year round. It also wants a change from ‘bathing waters’ to ‘recreation waters’ within government policy to recognise the wide range of activities that depend...