 Climate Change News Feed (RSS)
Please find below the latest breaking Climate Change stories
Whales can adjust their hearing
Whales that use sound to navigate are able to adjust the sensitivity of their hearing to protect their ears from loud noises, say scientists.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 17 May 2012 | 7:19 am
VIDEO: A look at 'wind turbines' of the deep
The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 17 May 2012 | 6:13 am
Councils 'must lower emissions'
Local authorities across the UK should have a statutory duty to combat climate change, government advisors recommend.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 17 May 2012 | 3:52 am
Tidal turbine 'performing well'
A subsea turbine which uses tidal power to generate electricity has successfully completed initial tests off Orkney.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 17 May 2012 | 2:05 am
South American butterflies cause Darwinian flutter
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/1b1a893398d4b69487f24cb333d771f3.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 Bright black-and-red butterflies that live on the fringes of the Amazonian rain forest have developed extraordinary techniques of gene-swapping to survive, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 16 May 2012 | 7:10 pm
Robotic arm controlled by thought
Two patients paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 6:05 pm
Action urged on city climate risk
Urban areas need additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, such as flooding and rising temperatures, studies show.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 4:43 pm
Escapee penguin 'found' in Tokyo
A young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
Cameron hears Green Deal concerns
Downing Street is about to review the government's flagship Green Deal energy-saving programme after warnings that it is liable to fail.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 4:23 pm
UK climate fix balloon grounded
A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 3:58 pm
VIDEO: Wildlife Trusts celebrates centenary
The movement which started the Wildlife Trusts is celebrating its centenary year.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 3:44 pm
Hen harriers 'being wiped out'
Hen harriers are "perilously close" to being wiped out as a breeding bird in England, with just one pair nesting this year, a wildlife charity says.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 2:59 pm
Google patents Project Glass design
Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
Subways share universal structure
A study of the world's largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
Elgin gas leak 'has been stopped'
The gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped, oil firm Total says.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 11:50 am
Big Picture: The Centaur
The best-yet view of the mysterious galaxy Centaurus A
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 11:31 am
Wildlife Trusts celebrate 100 years
The UK Wildlife Trusts celebrate their centenary
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 10:02 am
Milestone for wi-fi with 'T-rays'
Researchers smash a record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, an uncharted part of the electro-magnetic spectrum.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 8:00 am
Sticking it where the Sun shines
The Scottish scientists trying to put solar power stations in space
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 7:54 am
Fawns use predator 'escape plan'
Survival of the fittest among baby deer
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 1:40 am
Seabed test mimics carbon release
Scientists begin a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 1:09 am
Insect clues crack murder probes
The maggot expert who is being called in by murder police
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 12:37 am
Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'
Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
Chemicals 'damage male fertility'
A study by Scottish researchers suggests chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging male fertility.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 16 May 2012 | 12:06 am
Viruses used to power tiny device
A US team of researchers develops a way to generate electricity using viruses.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 3:33 pm
Paralysed man moves hand after op
A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 3:06 pm
VIDEO: Hopes for West Country mining
Contracts giving a mining company ownership of land in Cornwall which it says it needs for new buildings have been signed.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
Amber preserves pollen carriers
What may be the earliest direct example of insect pollination of plants has been identified by scientists in 100-million-year-old amber blocks from Spain.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:25 pm
Airlines report emissions to EU
The vast majority of airlines are conforming to EU rules on reporting carbon dioxide emissions, despite a number of protests and lawsuits.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:22 pm
Work on The Shaft to be sped up
Plans are to be accelerated to deal with one of the most controversial areas of the Dounreay nuclear site.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 11:57 am
US launches air pollution data in Shanghai
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/011d29014a025632e501d28357a2e0fa.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun issuing its own pollution statistics, giving a much more pessimistic assessment of the city's air quality than official Chinese data.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 15 May 2012 | 7:47 am
Tracing the source of the Thames
Is the Thames actually longer than the Severn?
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 6:16 am
Nature's big picture: Beetle tracking
The beetles being tracked with tiny transmitters
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 5:40 am
VIDEO: Soyuz rocket launch in Kazakhstan
A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has launched successfully from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 4:40 am
WWF says over-consumption threatens planet
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/02f96a5d0b94d1605853b68087c0fa4b.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, according to conservation group WWF.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 15 May 2012 | 2:05 am
Nature protection 'must improve'
Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% fall in wildlife since 1970.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:48 am
Shark attacks: A magnetic solution?
Can magnets stop sharks from attacking?
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:31 am
Scientists protest over funding
Scientists deliver a coffin to Downing Street on Tuesday to protest about "the death of British science".
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 15 May 2012 | 12:01 am
VIDEO: Are billions exposed to unsafe water?
The UN has greatly downplayed the scale of the global drinking water crisis, research carried out by the BBC suggests.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 14 May 2012 | 9:17 pm
Anti-whaling group leader ordered held in Germany
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/42ef9928ea83913ef3351f6c6eaab59e.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 A German court on Monday ordered Paul Watson, the founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, to remain in custody a day after his arrest on a warrant from Costa Rica.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 14 May 2012 | 7:33 pm
Hain turns to 'vital' barrage bid
The MP who recently resigned from the shadow cabinet reveals he is to back a multi-billion-pound barrage across the Severn estuary that could generate 7% of UK electricity.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 14 May 2012 | 2:57 pm
Light-powered bionic eye invented
A retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 14 May 2012 | 2:03 pm
Profile: Sea Shepherd Cpt Watson
Paul Watson, recently arrested environmental campaigner
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 14 May 2012 | 1:22 pm
Nature and culture loss 'linked'
A study by US researchers highlights a link between the loss of biologically rich areas and a decline in linguistic and cultural diversity.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 13 May 2012 | 1:27 am
Crows know familiar human voices
Crows recognise and respond to familiar human voices and the calls of other bird species, according to researchers.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 11 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you
Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 11 May 2012 | 10:20 am
VIDEO: Norway tests carbon capture technology
A hi-tech facility that could unlock the key to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from power stations has just opened in Norway.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 11 May 2012 | 6:56 am
VIDEO: Flying into the heart of a storm
Scientists have flown through the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to understand the causes of heavy rainfall.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 10 May 2012 | 6:17 am
Turtle dove rescue mission begins
Conservationists launch what they call an urgent mission to save the turtle dove from extinction in the UK.
Source: BBC News - Science & Environment | 10 May 2012 | 1:40 am
Chilly but drier for most over the Bank Holiday
The weather is set to turn chillier for the Bank Holiday weekend, with colder air spreading from the north, although with a good deal of dry weather in store.
Source: Met Office News Releases | 3 May 2012 | 4:08 pm
April already wettest in a century
This April is the wettest in the UK in records which date back to 1910, according to early Met Office figures to the 29th of the month.
Source: Met Office News Releases | 30 Apr 2012 | 4:05 pm
Air pollution system to be trialled
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/acdda5500aa515d38945e9546849b071.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 An advanced new pollution monitoring system developed by British scientists that scans air quality across whole cities is to go on trial in London during the Olympics.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 30 Apr 2012 | 12:10 am
NASA International Space Apps Challenge
Over the weekend the Met Office hosted the lead European event for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge.
Source: Met Office News Releases | 23 Apr 2012 | 11:57 am
Avocado oil 'may combat diseases'
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/64da3c78c53b784e9ce2b025464e3eb5.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 Avocado oil may have anti-ageing properties like those attributed to olive oil, researchers have said.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 22 Apr 2012 | 9:28 pm
Polar bears 'older than thought'
Warning: ../scripts/simplepiecache/2715fce6245dcd61a51435c3033c67c6.spi is not writeable in /home/ent0rtcc/FN0T7TFZ/htdocs/2010/scripts/simplepie_scripts/simplepie.inc on line 13230
 Polar bears are five times older than previously thought and adapted slowly to Arctic conditions during the last Ice Age, research suggests.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 19 Apr 2012 | 7:05 pm
Wildlife thriving after Chernobyl?s nuclear disaster ? study
Discovery that birds have not been affected by Chernobyl fallout boosts hopes that Fukushima wildlife may emerge unscathed
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 11 Apr 2012 | 9:25 am
Feds: bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill
A federal analysis shows that last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico population over the edge as some scientists had worried.
Source: Environment News Headlines - Yahoo! News UK | 4 Dec 2011 | 4:21 pm
|
