Allow me to introduce myself: Squirrels use rattle calls to identify themselves

As a scientist who studies squirrel behaviour, one of the most common questions I am asked is: “How do I get them out of my yard?”...

Energy strategy: expensive nuclear power push ignores chance to cut costs of UK’s electricity system

The high global gas price has quadrupled the wholesale energy price for consumers across the UK over the last six months, with those on default tariffs...

To protect wildlife from free-roaming cats, a zone defense may be more effective than trying to get every feline off the street

Should domestic cats be allowed to roam freely outdoors? It’s a contentious issue. Those who say yes assert that they’re defending outdoor cats and the people...

Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy

It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields – acres upon acres of cultivated almonds, oranges and other fruits and nuts...

Billions worldwide still breathe unhealthy air: WHO data

GENEVA – Most people globally, some 99 percent of the world’s population, breathe air that exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) air quality limits, new data shows, the...

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DENR, BFP to combat forest fire incidents

MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) field officers have been ordered to review existing forest fire prevention measures due to increasing incidents of man-made...

Here’s how the new global treaty on plastic pollution can help solve this crisis

Plastic pollution is a global problem, contaminating terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than five millimetres in size — infiltrate and circulate...

Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums

Apollo Beach, Florida, is a maze of canals lined with hundreds of houses perched right near the water’s edge. The whole community, just south of Tampa,...

How a deluge of lockdown volunteers rescued UK’s hidden weather history

When it rains, it pours. Make hay while the sun shines. Save for a rainy day. Come rain or shine. The English language is overflowing with...