science
Funding for green community initiatives
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council says projects can receive up to £5.000. Source link
The astronaut who took one giant leap for Manx-kind
Retired astronaut Nicole Stott says being in space “does make you look at Earth differently”. Source link
Major hedgerow restoration project begins on farm
The restored hedgerows will boost wildlife and help farm productivity, says the National Trust. Source link
Former dairy farm could become peat research centre
Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland. Source link
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape
Four pairs of beavers were released into the Par and Fowey river catchment in February. Source link
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed
In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse Source link
'Carnage' unleashed on sleeping town when river hit 18-times normal level
Storm Claudia devastated residents in Monmouth, with many still living with the damage. Source link
Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk. Source link
Oil giant forced to pay £6m after major spill
A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco. Source link
Single-celled organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning
A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems Source link