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‘Holy grail’ wheat gene could make heat resistant crops
How humanity is to continue growing wheat in centuries to come has long been agriculture’s million-dollar question, but UK scientists have finally developed a crop gene reportedly resistant to a warming world. Remember Interstellar, where a global wheat blight forced Mathew McConachie to scour neighbouring galaxies in search of habitable planets? If only he’d gone to Norwich first. In the small British city, researchers have reportedly found a way of making...
Scientists successfully divert lightning strikes with laser device
Scientists have successfully diverted lightning strikes for the first time using a powerful laser beam directed at the sky. This looks to be the future of novel protection strategies. Without recovering Thor’s hammer, this is probably the next best way of controlling the fierce phenomenon of lightning. Scientists have demonstrated a first in the world of photonic studies, successfully diverting the natural path of a lightning strike by pointing a powerful...
Is ‘weather whiplash’ yet another symptom of climate change?
Once a colloquial phrase used to describe surprising, rapid shifts in weather conditions, ‘weather whiplash’ is being continuously validated by climate change studies and is reportedly getting worse. We all misjudge the weather from time to time, but what we’re talking about here is far more dramatic than mistakenly opting to leave an umbrella at home. Prior to New Year’s Eve in California, the state had endured a prolonged and severe drought...
NASA’s James Webb Telescope discovers first known rocky planet
NASA’s James Webb Telescope has peered deep into the universe and discovered the first known planet of rocky formation. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Earth, LHS 475b is now the subject of intense observation. Peering into the vast expanses of the universe is now possible thanks to the James Webb Telescope, in greater capacity than before anyway. Successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope has already provided us...
UK authorities want to reuse graves as burial space diminishes
Laws in effect since Victorian times are causing UK funeral authorities problems as burial space runs low. Some have requested to reuse old graves and policy reviews are ongoing. Does the New Year make anyone else think of death? Just me then… okay. We apologise for such a morbid topic so early in the year, but a squeamish attitude is probably what landed us here in the first place. Cemeteries throughout England...
Banks & countries pledge $10bn to rebuild Pakistan after floods
A recovery fund of $10bn has been amassed by an international community of countries and banks to rebuild Pakistan following last summer’s devastating floods. Amassing essential funds to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change became one of the most contentious issues of COP27. A loss and damage agreement was eventually established in principle at the conference, though a sum was never actually put in writing. Months later,...
Scientists make historic breakthrough in quantum entanglement
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered a new kind of quantum entanglement, giving us an insight into a freaky phenomenon that causes particles to be intrinsically linked across cosmic distances. We’re about to explain a scientific phenomenon that once bamboozled a certain Albert Einstein, so grab a coffee and strap in. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have completed a mind-bending study which sheds some light on the mystery of...
Bitcoin mining is a noise pollution menace across the US
We know all about the ecological toll of Bitcoin mining, but a lesser talked about issue is just how damn noisy its industrial processes are. Residents at Niagara Falls claim it’s ruining their quality of life. The US border town of Niagara Falls was once among the most tranquil and serene regions in America, but many residents state it is no longer an idyllic place to live. The soft crashing of...
Extinction Rebellion announces move away from disruptive tactics in 2023
Ubiquitously known climate group Extinction Rebellion is shifting away from drastic action like roadblocks and public defacement, and towards a more diplomatic emphasis – the group has announced. Despite our pressing need for stricter ecological policies every year in the run up to 2030, Extinction Rebellion is opting for a change of tact in 2023. You’ll recall that from summer last year, stretching right up to 2022’s twilight months, the globally...
Cove creates biodegradable water bottles from food waste
Ecologically inclined start-up Cove has released a new water bottle that appears as plastic to the naked eye – but actually is made from biodegradable food waste called PHA. It is the first of its kind, and the product is commercially available. Amid our current climate crisis, plastic waste is an epidemic all of its own. We’re on a slippery slope to having more plastic in our oceans than fish by...
