A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our current changing climate.
Breaking Waves: Ocean News
01/08/2025 - 09:59
Blazes devastate affluent Pacific Palisades with more than 30,000 people under evacuation orders
California wildfires – latest updates
Fast-moving wildfires raging through Los Angeles have left Hollywood movie actors and reality TV stars fleeing their hillside mansions, as wind-whipped blazes devastated affluent neighbourhoods along the coast.
More than 30,000 people have been put under evacuation orders in LA, and a state of emergency has been declared as the infernos swept through the Pacific Palisades, a ritzy area near Malibu popular with celebrities.
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01/08/2025 - 09:55
Crews from across California and other states dispatched to help battle intense fires fanned by strong winds
California wildfires – live updates
Fast-moving wildfires tore through several neighborhoods of Los Angeles, killing at least five people, incinerating more than 1,500 buildings and leaving firefighters across the region spread thin.
Winds were easing and firefighters from across the state were relieving exhausted crews, but the danger was far from over late Wednesday. As officials provided an update on the fires, a new blaze broke out in the Hollywood Hills, and evacuation orders were also extended to Santa Monica.
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01/08/2025 - 09:31
CPS says there is not enough evidence to proceed against Greenpeace activists who blockaded firm’s London office
Criminal charges have been dropped against dozens of people who staged a protest against plastic pollution outside the headquarters of Unilever.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to proceed against 34 individuals days before their trial was due to start.
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Scuba diving has opened my eyes to a new world. Being a beginner again feels magical | Kieran Pender
01/08/2025 - 09:00
There are significant health benefits to trying new things, whatever the activity – and there is always more to learn
There is a paradox to being 20 metres under the ocean. It is a place of calm and wonderment. I am immersed in a foreign world, with a new watery sky above me. There is a sense of serenity, blissful peace as countless colourful fish glide past.
Only the tranquillity is deceiving. As a novice diver, my mind ticks over in hyperdrive. All that stands between me and an agonising fate is the tank of compressed air on my back (and, hopefully, the dive guide’s spare air).
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01/08/2025 - 09:00
Feeding birds from flat surfaces such as tables could be contributing to spread of finch trichomonosis, says charity
The RSPB has withdrawn flat bird feeders from sale on its website amid warnings they could be spreading deadly diseases to finches.
The charity has said feeding birds from flat surfaces such as tables could be contributing to the spread of illnesses such as finch trichomonosis, which has been blamed for the plummeting greenfinch population.
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01/08/2025 - 09:00
Exclusive: England and Wales proposals expected to follow Scottish consultation amid fears British farmers are being undercut
Ministers may lift a ban introduced during the BSE crisis on the use of animal remains in feed for farmed chickens and pigs over fears that foreign producers are undercutting British farmers.
A consultation on permitting the use of processed animal protein (PAP) from poultry, pigs and insects has opened in Scotland, and it is understood that proposals will be made for England and Wales in the coming months.
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01/08/2025 - 08:41
Lawsuit challenges the federal government’s December 2024 decision to add restrictions to offer of drilling leases
The US state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The federal lawsuit in the US district court in Alaska filed on Monday challenges the federal government’s December 2024 decision to add restrictions to an offer of oil and gas drilling leases in an area known as the coastal plain.
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01/08/2025 - 07:17
Bulk of funds for electric vehicle firm relate to government’s plug-in car grant, analysis finds
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has received almost £200m in grants from the UK government since 2016, according to analysis.
Tesla, which is run by the tech billionaire who has become increasingly vocal about the UK government, has received £191m from Westminster through grants, according to Tussell, which analyses public contract data.
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01/08/2025 - 07:00
Exodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts
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The six biggest banks in the US have all quit the global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group, with the imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as president expected to bring political backlash against climate action.
JP Morgan is the latest to withdraw from the UN-sponsored net zero banking alliance (NZBA), following Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs. All six have left since the start of December.
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