Environment
Children ‘most at risk of being knifed on way home from school’
As a new surge in knife crime grips the capital, researchers found the frequency of stabbings spike between 4pm and 6pm - attributable to incidents occurring on school days
Insects that live near streams ‘polluted by dozens of drugs and medicines’
And, worryingly, the chemicals are being passed in to the food stream when the contaminated insects are eaten by predators - both in the water and on land
The revolutionary device that helps frogs regenerate their legs
Scientists have designed the 'bioreactor' that can induce partial hindlimb regeneration in adult aquatic African clawed frogs by "kick-starting" tissue repair at the amputation site
Orangutan numbers ‘continue to decline – despite Indonesian claims’
The great apes are currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, and are classified as "critically endangered"
Horrifying photos show seals now under constant threat from plastic rubbish
At least ten animals are currently tangled up or caught in plastic paraphernalia at a time which is said to be 'worse than any other'.
Deadly summer heatwaves ‘to get worse over the next three decades’
Carbon emissions from transport and industry are slowing down the jet stream - the ribbon of wind high up in the atmosphere that drives our weather patterns
World’s last wilderness ‘may vanish sooner rather than later’
Scientists say the last wilderness areas left on the planet are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets "critically needed"
Council housed boy, 17, in a tent who then became emaciated & detained in psychiatric hospital
A vulnerable 17-year-old who was housed in a tent by a council became emaciated and was detained in a psychiatric hospital, the local government watchdog has said. The shocking story will leave many aghast at how the council dealt with this young man, who can't be named for legal reasons. In 2016 the teenager spent five weeks in a tent, four weeks in a static caravan and several nights sleeping rough after approaching Cornwall council for help. The council shockingly...
Over nine in ten children around the world breath toxic fumes
A shocking study has found that over nine in ten children across the world live in places that suffer with toxic air. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that 93 per cent of all children live in environments with air pollution levels above its guidelines, which could be devastating to their long term health. The crisis is damaging children in both rich and poor countries – from low birth weight to poor neurodevelopment, asthma to heart disease. Almost every field of health...