How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets
Urban pest control needs rethinking; pigeons contribute to the success of apex predators like the peregrine falcon
Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market
If we don’t maintain today’s standards, it may harm the industry — and crucially the farmers who work so hard to produce this …
COVID or the common cold? What to do if you have symptoms this Christmas
COVID, flu and pneumonia still account for a significant proportion of all deaths in many countries
Special Relationship: New Anglo-American energy partnership is Western fossil fuel hypocrisy at its best
Instead of filling the gap left by Russian fossil fuels with renewables, the UK has signed a deal with its traditional transatlantic ally which …
UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection
There is a chance the infection can get severe when the bacteria enters the bloodstream — a condition called invasive Group A Strep
When did modern lizards originate? A beast from the Triassic Period offers answers
‘Cryptovaranoides microlanius’ lived in limestone cracks around Bristol about 250-200 million years ago
Bird flu: UK is seeing its largest ever outbreak – which may prove particularly deadly for wild birds
While measures to control avian flu help mitigate risks to poultry and people, they do little to help wild birds
US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy
Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030
UK announces ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, supports shale gas & oil
UK will become a net energy exporter by 2040, Prime Minister Liz Truss says
Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages
Vaccines currently being administered are from emergency stockpiles for accidental or deliberate release of smallpox
Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July
Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported
Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events — it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line
Heat intensity of these events is also increasing with the frequency
Half of Europe at risk of drought, power generation hit too: Report
EU member states urged to reduce gas consumption, lower dependence on Russia
Blame climate change! UK heatwaves became 10 times more likely
Climate models are unable to keep up with actual observations & other climate change predictions may also be much more severe than previously …
Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study
Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case
Only a piglet in Russia’s war on patents
Post-Ukraine, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite a law to punish unfriendly countries
Bites by exotic snakes rising in UK, as more people keep them as part of their occupation or hobby
Such bites are a challenge to healthcare professionals in the country, says a new study
‘Climate change has nothing to do with ideologies’: Europe battles wildfires
More people have died of heat-related causes in Spain between May 1 and July 15 of this year, than during the entirety of 2021
UK heatwave: Temperature crosses 40°C
Climate change could increase the frequency of extreme temperatures if no action is taken to control greenhouse gas emissions
Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires
Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge
Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas
Long Covid: 2 million cases in UK, experts seek recognition of condition as ‘occupational illness’
Most cases reported to have tested positive a year ago
Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report
India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position
What has been the impact of long Covid on the global workforce: US, UK data offers some clues
Classifying long Covid as either an occupational disease or a disability is an option being considered by some governments
