After decades of widespread hunting and habitat destruction in the US, the population of American crocodiles has seen an increase in numbers bizarrely thanks to the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station near Homestead, Florida. The plant's 11,000 acres of cooling canals now serve as a perfect sanctuary for the nesting reptiles.
Cherise Gwilt and Martin Hyson are being asked to pay for solar panels which 'were not even on'.
As an expert warns about the consequences of Asian hornets becoming established in the UK, here's how to identify them in your garden and what to do.
This is how to spot an Asian hornet and what the difference is between UK native hornets, according to experts - see what they look like.
People are being urged to report sightings of Asian hornets this summer as nature groups warn of a potential surge in damaging invasive non-native species. The UK's chief plant health officer Nicola Spence has called for beekeepers and the wider public to report sightings of the hornet after a record number were spotted in the country last year. Asian hornets pose no greater risk to human health than native hornets but threaten honey bees and insect pollinators.
This is how to identify giant hogweed, from its stems, leaves and flowers - see the difference between common hogweed, according to Woodland Trust.
IF has created a miniature vapour compression distillation system without consumable parts or chemicals.
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy – and its interest in carbon offsets
Antarctica’s vast expanse of sea ice regulates Earth’s temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun’s heat back into the atmosphere.
A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London includes ‘tragic’ tales of species wiped out from their natural habitats
According to the Government, 16,000 households and businesses in Brixham, supplied by SWW, were initially told not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first
Norfolk has been placed on high alert after a spike in sightings of Asian hornets in the UK
The Fort Worth Zoo has released a total of 229 Louisiana pine snakes into the wild in recent years
North Sea oil and gas producers are merging and shifting overseas as Britain's windfall tax slashes profits and as the opposition Labour Party threatens more tax if it wins the next general election. Oil majors such as Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil have long since pulled back from the ageing basin in pursuit of more profitable oilfields, divesting assets to smaller producers such as Harbour Energy, Ithaca Energy and Serica Energy. These independent oil and gas producers are now looking further afield and merging to cut costs and boost revenue.
Zoo Atlanta is preparing to send its giant pandas back to China, following suit with other states, the zoo confirmed Friday in a press release. “With the 2024 expiration of Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda agreement with China, preliminary plans are underway for Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun to travel to China…
Four rare tiger cubs have been born at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, meaning they have the biggest collection of endangered tigers in the UK.
A business owner in Brafferton has explained how he hasn't had any guests in six months due to the Aycliffe smell
There is an alert over a number of invasive species now spreading in the country
The O|W Ranch near Corpus Christi is owned by one of the largest gas and oil dynasties in the Lone Star State.
Head Count Electric vehicle maker Tesla has been hit by round after round after round of layoffs over the past month or so, to the degree that it's somewhat hazy exactly how many employees have been affected. And the cuts keep piling up, with CNBC now obtaining government paperwork through a public records request that […]
It's just a quick PSA: if you're on Island trails, remember to brush off your feet before driving away!That's the message from the Invasive Species Council as the group increasingly notices a correlation between foot traffic and the spread of invasive species — like plants that do not naturally occur on P.E.I."Invasive species, like any plant, puts out seeds and those seeds land in the dirt. And then when you are walking along the trail, and dirt will inevitably get picked up in your boots, seed
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