How to spot the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower
A meteor shower first recorded almost 3,000 years ago is lighting up UK skies this week. Here is how best […]
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Group behind Galloway National Park campaign disbanded
A group established to put forward the argument for a national park in Galloway has been dissolved. Source link
Nature corridor to be established across London
The nature corridor would stretch from the Lee Valley Regional Park to the Thames via Tower Hamlets. Source link
Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push
The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain’s vulnerability to energy price shocks. Source link
Blue Origin rocket grounded after satellite ‘mishap’
The firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is investigating the failed launch. Source link
Nigeria’s Iroro Tanshi wins Goldman Environmental Prize for trying to save bats
Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi. Source link
Several acres of Pegwell Bay SSSI destroyed by ‘devastating’ fire
Conservationists say the fire on Sunday evening has destroyed three acres used by nesting birds. Source link
Ernst Öpik: How did a scientist fleeing the Red Army end up in Armagh?
A university student has helped chronicle the life and exile of renowned astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik. Source link
Fears for more than 1,000 Wrexham toads after reservoir is drained
A Hafren Dyfrdwy spokesperson said it understood how “concerning this situation is for the local community”, adding: “The work at
Lough Neagh: Campaigners gather to sing in choirs for the lough
Campaigners gathered at several locations around Lough Neagh to come together to ‘Sing for the Lough’. Source link