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Unicef emergency communications specialist Joe English in A'zaz, northwest Syria, one month on from deadly earthquake
Unicef emergency communications specialist Joe English in A'zaz, northwest Syria, one month on from deadly earthquake
A new and "rare" species of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered in Australia. Researchers say the female spiders, which are typically larger than the males, can grow up to five centimetres in body length. "It's a big, beautiful species," said one of the lead researchers, Dr Michael Rix, who is the curator of arachnology at Queensland Museum.
UK braces for another round of turbulent weather as 16 areas face flood warnings or alerts
Bubbling sinkhole reappears above HS2 work in west London
TO GENERATIONS of Glaswegians, it is a romantic symbol of endurance.
France's top administrative court on Monday ordered the government to ban fishing in parts of the Atlantic to protect dolphins which have washed up dead in their hundreds. The move by the State Council, the highest court in government matters, comes days after an oceanographic institute reported that at least 910 dolphins had washed up on France's Atlantic coast since the start of the winter.Over a single week, more than 400 of the marine mammals were found stranded along the coast, an "unpreced
A fin whale with a deformed spine was seen off the coast of Cullera in eastern Spain, the country’s Guardia Civil said on March 6.Oceanografic Valencia, a local aquarium, said the Guardia Civil and aquarium staff were mobilized on March 4 after receiving a report that the whale was entangled in a drift net.Biologists and veterinarians determined that the 40-tonne male whale, measuring around 17 meters long, was not entangled but did have “a serious deviation” in its spine, Oceanografic Valencia said, according to a machine translation. The cause of the scoliosis was unknown, the aquarium said.After a few hours, the whale headed back out to sea, Oceanografic Valencia said. It said on March 6 that the whale could reappear near the coast due to its condition.Drone footage released by Guardia Civil shows the whale. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful
The aquatic droid can gobble up 22,700 plastic bottles per day
The species is the most endangered of the three types of zebra.
Sadiq Khan said the row over expanding the ultra-low emissions zone had become a key battle in the fight for action on climate change.
Removing millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian outback will be a "logistical nightmare", according to police. The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee, where temperatures have been reaching 40C, on Friday. Police Assistant Commissioner Brett Greentree said keeping the town's water supply pure was the main priority and removing the dead fish was the next most pressing issue.
Cars parked beside Lake Erie in Hamburg became encased in ice after Western New York was impacted by lake effect snow from Saturday, March 18, into Sunday morning.Footage captured by Richard Hulburd on Sunday shows two cars covered in ice by the Hamburg waterfront.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that lake effect snow was expected to continue through Sunday afternoon, causing blowing and drifting snow, which would make travel difficult at times. Credit: @weather_buffalo via Storyful
Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian Outback after a unprecedented die-off following floods and hot weather, police said on Monday. The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee on Friday. Officials say the die-off likely occurred because fish need more oxygen in hot weather, but oxygen levels in the water dropped after recent floods receded.
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The remote village, which has historically adopted wildlife friendly livelihoods, is now expanding tourism ventures
An emergency hub has been set up by officials in New South Wales to monitor water quality
The man suffered four scratches to his head during the Saturday night incident, according to Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Four friends were eating pizza on their boat between the Galapagos and French Polynesia when they heard a bang. Some 15 minutes later their boat sank.
Marilyn is part of a European breeding programme for two-toed sloths, with her offspring sent to conservation zoos across Europe
At least two people were killed in Pakistan after a powerful earthquake struck in neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, March 21, according to Pakistani media citing officials.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he had directed the “National Disaster Management Authority and other related institutions to be ready to deal with any emergency situation.”This footage from Malik Asif Iqbal Yousafzai shows people crowding outside Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat on Tuesday evening.The earthquake was also felt in parts of India, the United States Geological Survey said. Credit: Malik Asif Iqbal Yousafzai via Storyful
Councillors vote to chop down trees in Coton Orchard for busway from Cambridge to Cambourne