Julia McMorrow, University of Manchester and Jonathan Aylen, University of Manchester The huge moorland fires at Saddleworth and Winter Hill in northwest England have shown just how serious a problem wildfires can be...
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Jared Piazza, Lancaster University The BuzzFeed video, “Bacon lovers meet baby pigs” is amusing to watch. With 14,493,383 views, you may have seen it. It depicts several young men and women waiting blissfully...
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Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don’t last forever — some are intended for a single day’s use — and they are eventually disposed of...
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Richard Halfpenny, Staffordshire University Surprisingly few of the more than 3,000 mosquito species actually specialise in biting humans. Instead, most are opportunistic feeders – feeding when they are able and from lots of...
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Those are the words of RSPB Chief Executive Michael Clarke recently – an optimistic view considering the circumstances. In less than a year Britain is set to exit the EU, ad whilst there...
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Gaining momentum recently in the realm of environmentalism is zero waste living, an idea to reduce human impact on the environment by attempting to keep waste for landfill to a minimum. It sparked...
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As we come back into the beginning of another bee season, it is once again time to share our knowledge of bees and get as many people interested as possible. The hobby of...
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Red wood ants, Formica rufa, also commonly referred to as the southern wood ant or horse ant is a boreal species and one of the most abundant species in Europe. This species is...
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Horse-flies are part of the insect order Diptera. Diptera is the order for all true flies. True flies are defined as flying insects that only use one pair of wings. They are also...
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“The Day of the Flying Ants.” Sounds like a Stephen King novel, but Flying Ant Day is a phenomenon the many of us have come to know yet it still takes us by...
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