Finding Britain's 'shadow woods' offers the fastest way to reforest the countryside

Jan 26, 2023 12:02 pm UTC| Nature

When William the Conqueror surveyed his new kingdom in 1086, from lowland to upland, Britain was covered with trees. In low-lying Yorkshire, the East Anglian Fens and the Somerset Levels, wet woods of tall white willows...

The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest we have ever been to global catastrophe

Jan 26, 2023 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

On Jan. 24, history was again made when the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists organization moved the seconds hand of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. It is now at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been...

Escaped pet parrots threaten New Zealand’s vulnerable native birds – why a ban is the best solution

Jan 25, 2023 12:05 pm UTC| Nature

Birds sold in the pet trade are often colourful and charismatic creatures. Some can even be taught to talk, and they often provide owners with much-needed companionship. But there are negative aspects of the pet trade...

Why forecasting snow is so difficult in the UK

Jan 25, 2023 04:39 am UTC| Nature

Cold winter weather in the UK almost always brings with it talk of snow. British people tend to approach weather forecasts of snow with a combination of excitement and trepidation. Who doesnt like the sight of unspoilt...

Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia’s status as an archipelagic country

Jan 24, 2023 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report found global sea levels have been rising at an accelerated rate. As an archipelagic state with more than 17,000 islands stretching over 80,000...

In the Year of the Rabbit, spare a thought for all these wonderful endangered bunny species

Jan 24, 2023 07:37 am UTC| Nature

What do you think when you hear the word rabbit? Does your mind conjure images of cartoon bunnies eating carrots? Or the fluffy tails and floppy ears of pet bunnies? Maybe you think about their incredible ability to...

Exploding carp numbers are 'like a house of horrors' for our rivers. Is it time to unleash carp herpes?

Jan 24, 2023 05:39 am UTC| Nature

With widespread La Niña flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations are having a boom year. Videos of writhing masses of both adult and young fish illustrate that all is not well...