Environment
Volcanoes turned Earth into giant snowball 580 million years ago
Scientists say the Gaskiers glaciation could have been triggered by huge amounts of carbon dioxide being absorbed as part of the weathering process of the solidified lava
Earth ‘facing global warming Armageddon in less than 150 years’
Scientists say the concentration of carbon dioxide is rising faster than at any time since the age of the dinosaurs
Report highlights the devastating environmental impact of livestock farming
Animal welfare charity Viva! has published a new report detailing the shocking environmental impact of the livestock industry. ENVIROCIDAL – How Livestock Farming is Killing the Planet reveals the scale of global warming and predicts the devastating effects livestock farming will have on the environment if the global consumption of animal products continues at the same rate. The report investigates all aspects of climate change, from global warming to overfishing, loss of biodiversity, land and water use, and addresses common misconceptions...
Quarrying of the ‘bluestones’ used at Stonehenge ‘took place 180 miles away in Wales 5,000 years ago’
The discovery takes archaeologists "a step closer" to unlocking the iconic landmark's greatest mystery - why its stones came from so far away
The rich levels of biodiversity on land seen across the globe today are not a recent phenomenon
Diversity on land has been similar for at least the last 60 million years since the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Areas blighted by Japanese knotweed being mapped to provide heatmap of infestations across UK
New interactive map lists the thousands of infestations of the notorious invasive weed that plagues gardens and land
The world has become more peaceful, suggests new study, despite war in Syria entering its eighth year
Experts at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) have used statistics for several years to conduct research on armed conflicts
Thousands of pupils protest over climate change
The national protest, called 'Youth Strike 4 Climate', is being led by a coalition of campaigners
Thousands of children skipped school & descended on Parliament to protest against ‘climate change’ & the Government
Pupils from across the country met in the capital to "take a stand against emissions" chanting “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” and there was a return of “fuck Theresa May”.