Several Greenpeace activists were arrested after they scaled Procter & Gamble’s headquarters in a demonstration against the company’s use of palm oil linked to deforestation in Indonesia.
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Italy acts to stop Pompeii collapse
The Italian government will unblock 2m euros (£1.6m) in emergency funding to save the ancient city of Pompeii, after rain caused walls to collapse.
DNA Barcoding Give Clues about Extinct Moa Birds
Researchers have used DNA barcoding techniques to undertake a study of the moa, an iconic and extinct species of bird native to New Zealand.
Lion Photobombs Park Visitor
Lina Jek wanted her husband, Chris, to take a photo of her against the African savannah. But Chris, a wildlife photographer, got a more dramatic photo than either of them expected. At Lion Park in South Africa, you can walk among the lions until they’re eight months old, at which time they move to the […]
Virus Locked In Siberian Ice For 30,000 Years Is Revived In Lab
A team of scientists says it has reawakened an ancient pathogen. It’s not dangerous to humans, but they warn that climate change could free potentially deadly organisms locked in permafrost. » E-Mail This
Amazon trees ‘live fast, die young’
A “live fast, die young” life history strategy could have played a key role leading to the high tree diversity in the Amazon, scientists suggest.
Amazon trees ‘live fast, die young’
A “live fast, die young” life history strategy could have played a key role leading to the high tree diversity in the Amazon, scientists suggest.
Picture This: Putin’s World
Nepal Cracks Down On Messy Everest Climbers
Authorities say that from now on, climbers on the world’s tallest peak will be expected to return 18 pounds of garbage on their way down or lose a $4,000 deposit. » E-Mail This
How France is disposing of its nuclear waste
Could UK emulate France’s approach to nuclear waste disposal?
