Articles Posted in the Science & Nature Category
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Botanica: a “living machine” for cleaning indoor air
Indoor air in offices or homes can often be far more polluted than outdoor air. These pollutants can result from a variety of common sources: from mold, off-gassing building materials, combustion sources like kerosene, gas…
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UN launches Decade of Biodiversity
The United Nations has launched the Decade on Biodiversity with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging humanity to live in harmony with nature and to preserve and properly manage its riches for the prosperity of current and…
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Scientific assessment of climate change highlights water stress & flood risks
The results of a major new scientific assessment of climate change have been published by the Met Office, highlighting the changes the world has already seen and the impacts it could face if global temperature…
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Protecting biodiversity vital for future economic success
Protecting biodiversity and introducing new frameworks to incorporate the value of nature into decision making will be vital to safeguard long-term economic growth, according to a new report by the Aldersgate Group, a coalition of…
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Urban waterways may aid climate control in cities
Planners could make greater use of urban waterways to regulate environmental temperature in our cities, according to new research. Speaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail…
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Air-capture device could be key tool to tackling climate change
A device that can absorb carbon dioxide directly from the air, thousands of times more powerful than a tree, has been showcased in the UK for the first time as part of the Institution of…
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Protecting ecology plays an important part in transformation of army camp to holiday cottages
Once it was an army training camp where a thousand soldiers at a time were prepared for battlefield operations. After decommissioning it was left as vacant land, full of derelict buildings and fenced off from…
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Primary forests ‘irreplaceable’ in maintaining tropical biodiversity
Primary forests with little or no human disturbance are irreplaceable when it comes to maintaining tropical biodiversity, according to new findings by an international team of scientists. Disturbed and degraded forests have received much attention…
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Plant Quarantine House at Kew
A state-of-the-art plant-quarantine facility has been formally opened at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, designed and built by Unigro. The new Plant Reception and Quarantine Unit will replace Kew Gardens’ existing facility, built in 1979.…
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Metals, mines & mobiles – a risky business
A new ‘Risk List’ which ranks the risk to global supply of chemical elements of economic value has been released by British Geological Survey. The list highlights vulnerable elements where global production is concentrated in…
