It’s the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a host for the disease. from BBC News https://ift.tt/udTF2t3
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK’s climate targets. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qm5RkhU
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. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SoJdwsn
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. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vrl0I4a
Conservation is saving species, global study says
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/p42nas3
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. from BBC News https://ift.tt/x62HS4O
Plastic-eating bacteria help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0fQnX1U
Sports ask government to address water pollution
Water-based sports across the UK are uniting to call on the government to take urgent action to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NIr8Jx2
Tensions grow as China ramps up mining for green tech
China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UharefS
A child said monsters were in her room. It was 60,000 bees
Saylor Class had complained of “monsters in the wall” of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TMLBIAh
Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’
A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aei1j4T
Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
A Tokyo company’s satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5GFPdyW