Aug 4, 2020
Hanbury-Tenison and his younger son, Merlin, 35, a former Army officer, both passionate naturalists and self-confessed “beaver believers”, describe how the rodents, a “keystone species”, will create deep pools and fell trees, filtering and purifying the water and allowing sunlight in. This in turn will create many more niches where different species, from fungus and […]
Aug 3, 2020
A review of existing evidence has concluded that the threat to the environment posed by billions of plastic-based masks, gloves and gowns used during the coronavirus pandemic can be largely averted using a simple hour-long process. The review found that the...
Aug 3, 2020
Statins and other cholesterol-reducing drugs rarely have a positive impact on the risk of early death, a new study has found. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal’s BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine magazine, suggest decades of research have failed...
Aug 3, 2020
Dinosaurs suffered from cancer, new research has revealed, indicating the disease is fundamental to the animal kingdom. Scientists claim to have discovered the first case of an aggressive malignant bone cancer – known as an osteosarcoma – in a plant-eating...
Aug 3, 2020
Meanwhile, the Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh was originally due to open in 2012. Following the issues in Glasgow, the Scottish Government stepped in to prevent the £150m facility from opening just a day before it was due to finally accept patients last year, due to...
Aug 3, 2020
Young people in houseshares are having to live and work in cramped conditions, new figures show, with researchers warning that space constraints could pose “real issues” if working from home becomes a lasting norm. The survey, carried out by researchers at...
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