Environment
Watch – Brazen fly-tippers dump a MILE’S worth of rubbish along a single country lane
Huge piles of waste have been callously dumped along a 2,000 yard stretch of road in Sawley, Derbys.
Pine forests smell the way they do due to volatile gasses that help them get as much sunlight as possible
Scientists have long tried to understand why forests emit the gasses that give off that distinctive pine smell
Mayan civilisation ‘wiped out by deforestation’
The collapse of their culture has shocking implications for unsustainable logging today, say scientists
Watch – New breed of environmentally friendly insect repellents developed
Scientists say the 'next-gen' repellents are effective with potentially fewer environmental side-effects than existing ones
Plastic contact lenses ‘could be served up in the food we eat’
Flushing them down the sink and loo is fuelling the tide of pollution in seas and rivers, according to the study
Sea level rises triggered by climate change ‘could increase risk of more devastating tsunamis’
Researchers warned that what was previously assumed to be the "absolute worst case" now appears to be "modest" for what is predicted in some locations
Shift workers ‘more vulnerable to developing depression’
The discovery could lead to better personalised treatments for bipolar disorder and other forms of depression
Zombie gene ‘protects elephants against cancer’
Researchers hope that the breakthrough could lead to better treatment for people with cancer
Next four years forecast to be “abnormally hot” by a new high tech weather prediction system
A study shows that at the global level, 2018 to 2022 may be an even hotter period than expected based on current global warming