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‘Unusual’ deep-sea jellyfish discovered off California coast
The Atolla reynoldsi is one of three formally identified new specimens of Atolla jellyfish floating in the depths of Monterey Bay
Scientists have discovered an “unusual” new species of deep-sea jellyfish living in the waters off the California coast.
The creature, a type of Atolla jellyfish, was discovered by scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). It lives in the so-called midnight zone of the ocean – between one and four kilometers deep – a mysterious region where light only comes from animals that produce it themselves and the pressure reaches 5,580 pounds a square inch.
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Elon Musk-backed carbon removal prize awards $15 mln to 15 projects
Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian
Disbanding of Dorset wildlife crime team puts birds of prey ‘at risk’
Campaigners warn ‘baffling’ decision could be part of nationwide pattern
Birds of prey are being put at risk by the disbanding of one of the country’s leading wildlife crime teams, campaigners have warned, raising fears it could be part of a nationwide pattern.
Wildlife crime officers work to stop offences such as raptor persecution, where birds of prey are poisoned or shot by gamekeepers and landowners.
Continue reading...UK minister defends shelving of ‘right to roam’ report ahead of Kinder Scout trespass
Activists irate at Treasury decision and fear expansion of publicly accessible land will not go ahead
The English countryside is a “place of business” and already has “hundreds of thousands of miles of public footpaths”, a minister has said in response to questions about why the ”right to roam” report has been shelved.
The comments by Mark Spencer, the leader of the house, came as campaign groups expressed their fury over the Treasury’s decision to shelve the review, which was commissioned to search out a “quantum shift in how our society supports people to access and engage with the outdoors”.
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Northern Ireland faces loss of 1 million sheep and cattle to meet climate targets
Northern Ireland Assembly’s first climate act will require the farming sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets, according to an industry-commissioned analysis seen by the Guardian.
The large-scale reduction in farm animals comes after the passing of the jurisdiction’s first ever climate act, requiring the farming sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and reduce methane emissions by almost 50% over the same period.
About a third of human-caused methane emissions come from livestock, mostly from the burps and manure of beef and dairy cattle. Analysis by KPMG, commissioned by industry representatives including the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), estimates more than 500,000 cattle and about 700,000 sheep would need to be lost in order for Northern Ireland to meet the new climate targets.
Separate analysis by the UK government’s climate advisers suggests chicken numbers would also need to be cut by 5 million by 2035. Both the pig and poultry sectors in Nothern Ireland have seen rapid growth in the past decade.
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a busy bee, a baby bear and a very hairy sheep
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Most UK national parks deliver ‘negligible benefits’ for wildlife
Report says land should only be classed as protected if wildlife is proved to be recovering over long-term
The UK’s national parks should not be considered “protected areas” unless the way they look after wildlife radically improves, according to a new report.
Internationally, the UK is leading calls to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 (the “30x30” target), but is failing to protect its own wildlife, says a report by the British Ecological Society (BES).
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Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics
Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows
Australia set to fall short of its weak Paris Agreement target for emissions, thanks to the lack of meaningful federal policy.
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NSW coal plants are ramping hard as spot prices surge
NSW coal plants are ramping hard: cutting output during the day to dodge high coal costs, and surging at night to cash in on high prices.
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IPA’s laughably hysterical and completely wrong net zero “analysis”
The far right are at it again. Not content with energy minister’s Angus Taylor mysterious and quickly debunked “analysis” of Labor’s energy policy released earlier this week, the Institute of Public Affairs has followed it up with a doomsday document looking at the impact of net zero targets. The short summary of its “analysis” is […]
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