science

Logging and mining are destroying swathes of the Congo rainforest, with the result that African forests went from being  a carbon sink to a carbon source in 2010 to 2017 Source link

In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa. Source link

Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more? Source link

Hotter temperatures and a series of droughts in what is now Pakistan and India fragmented one of the world’s major early civilisations, providing a “warning shot” for today Source link

Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further Source link

A study has confirmed 16 pits were dug close to the Stonehenge more than 4,000 years ago. Source link

There is a growing body of research on the physical benefits of going for a dip in chilly water, but now researchers are starting to find that cold-water swimming may also be reshaping our brains for the better in lasting ways Source link

Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation Source link

See some of the winning entries for this year’s Oceania Photo Contest, including Miesa Grobbelaar’s shot of a whale, which took the top prize Source link

The annual figures from the Environment Agency show 93% of sites met minimum standards, up from 92% last year. Source link