The beleaguered bumblebee faces a new threat, scientists say.
Tag: Environment
Dubai: Desert oasis or mirage for expats?
Palm trees, Vegas-style clubs, tax-free salaries, perfectly manicured promenades.
Deep-sea mining ‘must responsibly respect ecosystems’
Scientists have made an impassioned plea for humanity to pause and think before making a headlong rush to exploit the deep sea.
Valentine’s Day diners rescued from water-surge cafe
The British Army and emergency services have rescued 32 people trapped by surging flood water in a beachfront restaurant in Hampshire.
Termites inspire robot builders
US scientists have developed small robots that behave much like termites.
Earliest UK footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk
Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England.
India’s pure, wicked wilderness
Until three decades ago, the area around the River Chambal in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh was inhabited by gun-brandishing,
New strain of ‘deadly’ bird flu
Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.
Wind is making a comeback in the battle against solar
Wind power has not kept pace with solar and has had bad luck with PR recently (remember the eagles?), but construction activity is ramping up, which bodes well for the months ahead, said SNL, a firm specializing in energy company…
‘World’s oldest flamingo’ dies in Australian zoo at 83
A flamingo believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world has died at the age of 83 in Australia.
UK farmers urged by WWF to do more to prevent flooding
Farmers getting public grants should be forced to capture water on their land to prevent floods downstream, environmentalists have said.
Executive training seminar on sustainable development held
A high level seminar on ‘Sustainable Development: Bangladesh Perspective’ was held today (January 29, 2014) at the Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Bank. Eminent economist, development thinker and practitioner Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed was the keynote speaker. The seminar…
DDT: Pesticide linked to Alzheimer’s
Exposure to a once widely used pesticide, DDT, may increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, suggest US researchers.
South Korea expands poultry cull on bird flu fears
Seoul – South Korea is expanding a poultry cull in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu that has been found on an increasing number of farms around the country and in migratory birds.
Cooking in the danger zone: Chernobyl
Visiting the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Stefan Gates finds people living on toxic land.
The endangered jaguarundi is coming back to Texas
Its been almost 30 years since the rare jaguarundi was last spotted in Texas, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has plans to change that.
Germany eyes swift cuts in renewable energy subsidies
Berlin – Germany’s new energy minister has outlined cuts in subsidies to producers of renewable energy as the country wrestles with soaring costs from its nuclear power exit, according to a document obtained by AFP Sunday.
9 Hilarious things people tweeted about record-breaking cold
Simply put, it’s cold out there, and people are doing some crazy things to keep warm.
British MPs concerned over environment budget cuts
Substantial cuts to the government’s environment department budget will hamper its future ability to cope with emergencies such as flooding, MPs fear.
Sharpshooters to renew deer cull in heart of Washington D.C.
Washington – Sharpshooters will renew culling the white-tailed deer population, growing fast in the heart of the U.S. capital, as early as Thursday night, the National Park Service said.
Environmentally a year in review
Environmentally 2013 is a remarkable year. A year in review marks the good and the bad.
New worries about Fukushima
Unexplained plumes of radioactive steam have been rising from Fukushima’s Reactor Building 3, Could a major meltdown be on the way?
A science news preview of 2014
As the new year begins, the BBC’s science and environment journalists look ahead to what we can expect to see in the headlines in 2014.
US and Canada storms spell cold, dark Christmas for many
Hundreds of thousands of households in Canada and the northern US are facing a Christmas without electricity after a severe ice storm.
UK bases in Cyprus ‘are bird-trapping hotspots’
UK sovereign base areas (SBAs) in Cyprus have become illegal bird-trapping “hotspots”, according to research.
Zebras’ bold stripes protect the animals by masking their movements, according to a study.
Cattle are top global livestock emitters
Cattle are the biggest source of greenhouse gases, accounting for more than three-quarters of all emissions from global livestock, a survey shows.
Arctic sea-ice volume bounce back
The bounce back in the extent of sea ice in the Arctic this summer was reflected also in the volume of ice.
BBC Hidden Kingdoms to explain ‘constructed storytelling’
The BBC has included a making-of segment in its new nature documentary Hidden Kingdoms, explaining to viewers how some scenes have been re-enacted.
Guidebook on environment for political parties launched
A book of environmental policy guidelines named “Dhaka Announcement 2010”, for political parties and the next government was unveiled in Dhaka on Saturday. The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) prepared and unveiled at a press conference…