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Sleep 'prioritises memories we care about'
Designing homes with sustainability in mind
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US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands
Cuttlefish number sense better than a one-year-old human, research shows
Findings suggest that the cephalopods – which have the most complex brains of any invertebrate – also prefer quality over quantity when it comes to food
New research suggests cuttlefish can not only count better than a one-year-old human, but they also prefer quality over quantity when it comes to food.
A study of 54 one-month-old cuttlefish hatched in captivity was carried out by Tsang-I Yang and Chuan-Chin Chiao, researchers at the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
Continue reading...Heathrow airport expansion plan may be put to free cabinet vote
Cabinet Office paper, revealed accidentally, suggests collective responsibility may be waived by Theresa May
A leaked Whitehall document suggests Theresa May could hold a free vote on expanding airport capacity, potentially allowing some cabinet ministers to oppose a third runway at Heathrow.
The Cabinet Office paper, photographed on the tube and passed to Channel 4 News, examines the possibility of waiving collective responsibility for any vote on the highly controversial issue of expanding an airport in south-east England.
Continue reading...Locals oppose plans for East Sussex's first caviar farm
Britain’s only caviar farmer plans to expand with a second site in rural East Sussex but locals say the site will impact the landscape and put pressure on a river where sea trout spawn
Plans by Britain’s only caviar farmer to expand his operations to a tiny rural community in East Sussex have sparked a backlash from locals concerned over its environmental impact.
Ken Benning opened the country’s first caviar farm in Devon two years ago and supplies Michelin-starred restaurants in Britain, but his planning application for a further sturgeon farm at East Chiltington has been greeted with a wave of opposition.
Cumbrian lakes hold a centuries-long flood record
Lost wilderness, pandas bounce back and giraffes – green news roundup
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Continue reading...The week in wildlife – in pictures
An angry-faced caterpillar, lion’s mane jellyfish and a new species of giraffe are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Continue reading...First dolphins killed in Japan's annual Taiji hunt
Fishermen catch 20 of the mammals on the first day of the controversial six-month hunting season featured in anti-dolphin killing film The Cove
Japanese fishermen on Friday killed the first dolphins of the season in a controversial annual hunt that attracted global attention after it was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary The Cove.
Fishermen at the western town of Taiji caught 20 dolphins, according to the local Kii Mimpo newspaper.
Continue reading...How Star Trek inspired 'two generations' of scientists
Musk: SpaceX fireball probe uncovering 'complex failure'
Flight test for Virgin's replacement rocket plane
China's sinking coal mining towns and villages – in pictures
Thousands of residents in China’s Shanxi province have been evacuated as villages next to mines have started sinking, after decades of reckless coal mining
Continue reading...Opencast coal mine application 'called in' over climate change concerns
Application for a mine in Northumberland will now be subject to a planning enquiry to determine if it is compatible with government climate change policy
An application for an opencast coal mine in Northumberland has been “called in” by the Government on climate grounds.
The proposals by Banks Mining for a surface mine for coal, sandstone and fire clay at Highthorn, between Widdrington Village and Druridge Bay, were given the green light by Northumberland county council in July.
Continue reading...Nasa launches rocket to study asteroid Bennu
World's wilderness reduced by a tenth since 1990s
A new type of politics could help prevent climate disaster | Andrew Simms
A UK cross-party initiative addresses the appetite and mechanics for the cooperation needed to help us live within Earth’s limits
China and the US’s announcement that they will join the Paris climate accord comes at a time when the UK’s own climate and energy policies appear at best in disarray, and worst at odds.
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