5 Career Options in the Environment and Land Industry

For those who are captivated by the natural world and the creatures that inhabit it, a career working in the environment industry can be an incredibly fulfilling choice. Whether you’re driven by a passion for conservation, a fascination with animal behaviour, or a desire to make a positive impact on the environment, there are numerous […]

Extremophiles

When searching for life on other planets, scientists look to the extreme conditions that life can survive in, here on planet Earth.

Ashes to ashes

Dieback disease is an invasive fungi effecting Ash trees and for the past 10 years has been spreading across continental Europe and has effected 90% of Ash trees in Denmark. The Ash is upon the most numerous in the UK , with some 80 million trees here now at risk.  This tiny fungus (we are […]

Fukushima bugs show abnormalities

Fukushima insects show abnormalities Scientists have found abnormal shape mutations in butterflies and moths; legs, wings and antennae, following the 2011 Fukushima accident in 2011. A Japanese team will now investigate up the food chain, looking at birds and also the long term effects of the local land and sea based ecologies. Read more over […]

Last of His Kind, Lonesome George, Dies

Known as the rarest species in the world, the Pinta Tortoise of the Galapagos Islands are now extinct.

Save the UK’s Declining Bee Population

If our pollinating bees die out, we could lose a up-to a third of our diet. Follow the link to see why and how you can help save our humble bees.

How Precious is Our Water?

If you took all the water on Earth how much would there be?

England Still in Drought After the Wettest April Since Records Began!

So with all this rain, why are we officially still in a drought?

RSPCA warns of crisis in animal welfare

“Charity’s resources stretched to ‘breaking point’ after receiving 1.3m phone calls in 2011, up 13% on the previous year”

Two-Thirds of Caught Fish are Thrown Back Dead..

Big-fish stocks have declined by up-to 90% since the 1950’s, with a staggering 80% of all life on earth being found in the sea, this is no small statistic.