[ad_1] USCThe single-dose vaccine aims to stop the spread and severity of the disease A world-first vaccine which could save Australia's endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has now been approved by a federal regulator.University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) scientists spent more than a decade developing a vaccine to curb the spread of the disease - transmitted by close contact or mating - which has decimated wild
[ad_1] Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPlans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned.These polar "geoengineering" techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such as artificially thickening sea-ice or releasing tiny, reflective particles into the atmosphere.They have gained attention as potential
[ad_1] A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of the UK on Sunday evening, weather permitting. [ad_2] Source link
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[ad_1] Kevin KeaneEnvironment, energy and rural affairs correspondent, BBC ScotlandBBCShell said the ruling would allow work to progress on the projectThe oil company Shell has submitted a fresh environmental impact assessment for the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.The company was forced to produce a new assessment after a successful legal challenge by the environmental group Greenpeace.The courts ruled that emissions from burning the oil and gas must
[ad_1] Watch: Underwater footage shows the polar vessel colonised with sea lifeRebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchBBC News ScienceOne of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time.The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Pole more than a century ago.The British party lost the race to the pole, and
[ad_1] There are a number of reasons why this summer was so warm.High pressure was regularly overhead, meaning long spells of dry, calm, sunny weather.The dry ground also helped temperatures to climb.Less of the Sun's energy was used in evaporating moisture leaving more to heat the ground and the air.A marine heatwave also played a part with sea temperatures in parts of the UK up to 3C above normal at
[ad_1] Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected.The Conservative leader is to formally announce the plan to focus solely on "maximising extraction" to get "all our oil and gas out of the North Sea" in a speech in Aberdeen on Tuesday, She will claim that net zero measures mean households end up "paying
[ad_1] Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News, TorontoCanadian Space AgencyA computer generated image of what the lunar vehicle could look like on the MoonIn a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun.It is the modest headquarters of Canadensys Aerospace, where Canada is charting its first trip to the Moon.Canadensys is developing the
[ad_1] Esme Stallard and Justin RowlattClimate and science teamSean Gallup/Getty ImagesIt is smaller than your fingernail, but this hairy beetle is one of the biggest single threats to the UK's forests.The bark beetle has been the scourge of Europe, killing millions of spruce trees, yet the government thought it could halt its spread to the UK by checking imported wood products at ports.But this was not their entry route of
