Jon Bright
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The shark, approximately 250 cm in length, was accidentally captured by recreational fishers at a depth of 900 m off San Cristóbal, Gran Canaria. It was later released alive,to date,fewer than 250 of these sharks have been documented worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-de...
Rare deep-sea shark seen for first time in Canary Island waters
First-of-its kind sighting expands knowledge about elusive sharks , and underlines importance of the Canary Islands’ deep water habitats
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The shark, approximately 250 cm in length, was accidentally captured by recreational fishers at a depth of 900 m off San Cristóbal, Gran Canaria. It was later released alive,to date,fewer than 250 of these sharks have been documented worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-de...
Reposted by Jon Bright
The decline in the health of nature around the world poses a threat to the UK's security and prosperity,an intelligence committee has concluded,in the document warns of cascading risks from the degradation of some of the planet's most important ecosystems www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The decline in the health of nature around the world poses a threat to the UK's security and prosperity,an intelligence committee has concluded,in the document warns of cascading risks from the degradation of some of the planet's most important ecosystems www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Jon Bright
The amount of microplastic particles in the atmosphere might be lower by several orders of magnitude,the findings published in Nature,comes after a high-profile study,suggested that the microplastics concentrated in the human brain might have been overestimated www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Have environmental microplastics levels been overestimated?
Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The amount of microplastic particles in the atmosphere might be lower by several orders of magnitude,the findings published in Nature,comes after a high-profile study,suggested that the microplastics concentrated in the human brain might have been overestimated www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Jon Bright
The Indonesian government said it would revoke the permits of 28 companies,halting their operations in the area.This includes the permits for mining company PT Agincourt Resources,behind the Martabe goldmine,as well as the permit for PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape
Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The Indonesian government said it would revoke the permits of 28 companies,halting their operations in the area.This includes the permits for mining company PT Agincourt Resources,behind the Martabe goldmine,as well as the permit for PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jon Bright
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new study. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says
The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new study. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jon Bright
Marine microbes,like bacteria and phytoplankton form the foundation of the ocean’s food web,providing sustenance for a host of marine creatures from zooplankton to ocean giants like blue whales,and even the fisheries that feed billions of people worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/positiv...
Positive microbe interactions reshape climate predictions - Oceanographic
Research overturns assumptions over marine microbe interaction, revealing that positive relationships dominate reshaping climate models.
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Marine microbes,like bacteria and phytoplankton form the foundation of the ocean’s food web,providing sustenance for a host of marine creatures from zooplankton to ocean giants like blue whales,and even the fisheries that feed billions of people worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/positiv...
Reposted by Jon Bright
The City of Nature Sunderland programme will get £326,543 over three years from the National Lottery Community Fund.As part of the scheme,residents will have a chance to help design activities which will include nature-based sessions around sustainability and wellbeing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Funding to help thousands in Sunderland 'connect with nature'
The scheme will provide sessions around sustainability and wellbeing in Sunderland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The City of Nature Sunderland programme will get £326,543 over three years from the National Lottery Community Fund.As part of the scheme,residents will have a chance to help design activities which will include nature-based sessions around sustainability and wellbeing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The share of electricity from renewables in countries less than 25% in 2024 included Malta (10.7%),Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).
January 24, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The share of electricity from renewables in countries less than 25% in 2024 included Malta (10.7%),Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).
Reposted by Jon Bright
Data show that more than 75% of electricity consumed in 2024 was generated from renewable sources in Austria 90.1%,mostly hydro,Sweden 88.1%,mostly hydro and wind and Denmark 79.7%, mostly wind.Shares above 50% were also registered in Portugal 65.8%,Spain 59.7%.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Data show that more than 75% of electricity consumed in 2024 was generated from renewable sources in Austria 90.1%,mostly hydro,Sweden 88.1%,mostly hydro and wind and Denmark 79.7%, mostly wind.Shares above 50% were also registered in Portugal 65.8%,Spain 59.7%.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
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Researchers at the WHOI,in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of coral disease,potentially transforming how reef health is monitored worldwide. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, WHOI-led study finds
Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all marine life and underpin the livelihoods of roughly one billion people globally.
www.whoi.edu
January 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Researchers at the WHOI,in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of coral disease,potentially transforming how reef health is monitored worldwide. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
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A petition against a science and technology park to be built on a designated site of special scientific interest at Wicklesham Quarry,gained more than 4,900 signatures.De Montalt Life Sciences said it would deliver jobs,investment and long term environmental stewardship www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Faringdon science park approved on nature reserve quarry site
The former quarry near Faringdon is a site of special scientific interest.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A petition against a science and technology park to be built on a designated site of special scientific interest at Wicklesham Quarry,gained more than 4,900 signatures.De Montalt Life Sciences said it would deliver jobs,investment and long term environmental stewardship www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Jon Bright
London is the only place in the UK where you can find scorpions, snakes, turtles, seals, peacocks, falcons all in one city, and not London zoo. Step outside and you will encounter a patchwork of writhing, buzzing, bubbling urban microclimates. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates
An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
London is the only place in the UK where you can find scorpions, snakes, turtles, seals, peacocks, falcons all in one city, and not London zoo. Step outside and you will encounter a patchwork of writhing, buzzing, bubbling urban microclimates. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
London is the only place in the UK where you can find scorpions, snakes, turtles, seals, peacocks, falcons all in one city, and not London zoo. Step outside and you will encounter a patchwork of writhing, buzzing, bubbling urban microclimates. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates
An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
London is the only place in the UK where you can find scorpions, snakes, turtles, seals, peacocks, falcons all in one city, and not London zoo. Step outside and you will encounter a patchwork of writhing, buzzing, bubbling urban microclimates. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A petition against a science and technology park to be built on a designated site of special scientific interest at Wicklesham Quarry,gained more than 4,900 signatures.De Montalt Life Sciences said it would deliver jobs,investment and long term environmental stewardship www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Faringdon science park approved on nature reserve quarry site
The former quarry near Faringdon is a site of special scientific interest.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A petition against a science and technology park to be built on a designated site of special scientific interest at Wicklesham Quarry,gained more than 4,900 signatures.De Montalt Life Sciences said it would deliver jobs,investment and long term environmental stewardship www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The share of electricity from renewables in countries less than 25% in 2024 included Malta (10.7%),Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).
January 24, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The share of electricity from renewables in countries less than 25% in 2024 included Malta (10.7%),Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).
Data show that more than 75% of electricity consumed in 2024 was generated from renewable sources in Austria 90.1%,mostly hydro,Sweden 88.1%,mostly hydro and wind and Denmark 79.7%, mostly wind.Shares above 50% were also registered in Portugal 65.8%,Spain 59.7%.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Data show that more than 75% of electricity consumed in 2024 was generated from renewable sources in Austria 90.1%,mostly hydro,Sweden 88.1%,mostly hydro and wind and Denmark 79.7%, mostly wind.Shares above 50% were also registered in Portugal 65.8%,Spain 59.7%.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
The City of Nature Sunderland programme will get £326,543 over three years from the National Lottery Community Fund.As part of the scheme,residents will have a chance to help design activities which will include nature-based sessions around sustainability and wellbeing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Funding to help thousands in Sunderland 'connect with nature'
The scheme will provide sessions around sustainability and wellbeing in Sunderland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The City of Nature Sunderland programme will get £326,543 over three years from the National Lottery Community Fund.As part of the scheme,residents will have a chance to help design activities which will include nature-based sessions around sustainability and wellbeing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The decline in the health of nature around the world poses a threat to the UK's security and prosperity,an intelligence committee has concluded,in the document warns of cascading risks from the degradation of some of the planet's most important ecosystems www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The decline in the health of nature around the world poses a threat to the UK's security and prosperity,an intelligence committee has concluded,in the document warns of cascading risks from the degradation of some of the planet's most important ecosystems www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Researchers at the WHOI,in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of coral disease,potentially transforming how reef health is monitored worldwide. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, WHOI-led study finds
Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all marine life and underpin the livelihoods of roughly one billion people globally.
www.whoi.edu
January 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Researchers at the WHOI,in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of coral disease,potentially transforming how reef health is monitored worldwide. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
The amount of microplastic particles in the atmosphere might be lower by several orders of magnitude,the findings published in Nature,comes after a high-profile study,suggested that the microplastics concentrated in the human brain might have been overestimated www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Have environmental microplastics levels been overestimated?
Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The amount of microplastic particles in the atmosphere might be lower by several orders of magnitude,the findings published in Nature,comes after a high-profile study,suggested that the microplastics concentrated in the human brain might have been overestimated www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The shark, approximately 250 cm in length, was accidentally captured by recreational fishers at a depth of 900 m off San Cristóbal, Gran Canaria. It was later released alive,to date,fewer than 250 of these sharks have been documented worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-de...
Rare deep-sea shark seen for first time in Canary Island waters
First-of-its kind sighting expands knowledge about elusive sharks , and underlines importance of the Canary Islands’ deep water habitats
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The shark, approximately 250 cm in length, was accidentally captured by recreational fishers at a depth of 900 m off San Cristóbal, Gran Canaria. It was later released alive,to date,fewer than 250 of these sharks have been documented worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-de...
The Indonesian government said it would revoke the permits of 28 companies,halting their operations in the area.This includes the permits for mining company PT Agincourt Resources,behind the Martabe goldmine,as well as the permit for PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape
Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The Indonesian government said it would revoke the permits of 28 companies,halting their operations in the area.This includes the permits for mining company PT Agincourt Resources,behind the Martabe goldmine,as well as the permit for PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new study. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says
The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new study. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Marine microbes,like bacteria and phytoplankton form the foundation of the ocean’s food web,providing sustenance for a host of marine creatures from zooplankton to ocean giants like blue whales,and even the fisheries that feed billions of people worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/positiv...
Positive microbe interactions reshape climate predictions - Oceanographic
Research overturns assumptions over marine microbe interaction, revealing that positive relationships dominate reshaping climate models.
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Marine microbes,like bacteria and phytoplankton form the foundation of the ocean’s food web,providing sustenance for a host of marine creatures from zooplankton to ocean giants like blue whales,and even the fisheries that feed billions of people worldwide. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/positiv...