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Culling Badgers to Protect Cows

The incidence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in British cattle has been increasing since the 1980s, despite a program of testing cattle and slaughtering those showing evidence of exposure to the…

March 1, 2012No CommentRead More

Fish Stocks: “Positive change is possible with the right leadership” – Tony Juniper

Tony Juniper, Special Adviser to the Prince of Wales Charities’ International Sustainability Unit, on fish stocks and sustainable fisheries. With the world’s fish stocks showing ever more serious signs of…

February 27, 2012No CommentRead More

NBN Co Spends AUD $620 Million on Satellites to Boost Rural Broadband

NBN Co has contracted US company Space Systems / Loral to deliver two satellites designed to boost broadband service in rural Australia. The deal is worth AUD $620 million. It…

February 9, 2012No CommentRead More

15 Dead After Earthquake in Philippines

Fifteen people have been reported dead in the Philippines after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 11:49 am local time on 6th February 2012. A further 52 people are injured and…

February 7, 2012No CommentRead More

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasmine Brushes New Caledonia

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasmine is currently brushing the island territory of New Caledonia, a French collectivity 1500km East of Bundaberg, Australia. The storm follows hot on the heels of Tropical…

February 7, 2012No CommentRead More

Obesity: is it all in your mind? – the brain’s control of appetite and body weight

Dr. Lora Heisler and Dr. Justin Rochford reflect on the interrelation of biology, behaviour and obesity. Obesity represents a major medical and economic challenge of the 21st century. In the…

January 19, 2012No CommentRead More

Asian Honey Bees Found on Ship at Townsville Port in Queensland

Nearly three hundred Asian honey bees have been exterminated following an urgent pest control response at Townsville Port in Queensland. Live and dead Asian honey bees were found by stevedores…

January 10, 2012No CommentRead More

Edinburgh Ski Slope Closed As Gales Hit Scotland

Gales and storms have hit the UK on 3rd January with fallen trees reported in Edinburgh and the Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend closed on safety grounds until the winds…

January 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Hits 166km South South West of Mexico City

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has hit 42km South West of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico and 166km South South West of Mexico City. The quake hit on Saturday evening at 19:47:26 local time.…

December 11, 2011No CommentRead More

Odds Slashed on White Christmas for the UK & Ireland

London and Dublin have had their odds slashed on having a white Christmas in 2011 after the first snowfalls in the UK were recorded on Monday 5th December 2011. Odds…

December 5, 2011No CommentRead More