science

West Cumbria Rivers Trust says eel numbers have fallen by 90% in the last 30 years. Source link

Curlew Country is hoping to improve the birds’ chances by making sure they get the best start. Source link

All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 13 days. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at how unusual this spell of heat is, and when we might see it easing. Source link

The Environment Agency has rated Cullercoat’s water quality as “poor” since 2018. Source link

The same area devastated by floods last year – causing more than 130 deaths – is once again being targeted by life-threatening floods. Source link

The deluge prompted evacuations and water rescues in the same region where 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic died in flooding in 2025. Source link

July has been very dry so when will it rain again in the UK? Source link

Wildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke. Source link

What’s the point of having a treaty banning nukes in space if we can’t spot them? Source link

A stretch of sand dunes will receive the highest statutory protections as a national nature reserve. Source link