Halewood Park Triangle, Liverpool: Formed by train lines past and present, this suburban spot is rich with nature Early on a calm May morning I am in a triangle: an isosceles triangle to be precise, with two equal sides and a shorter base. This is Halewood Park Triangle, south Merseyside: a wedgeland. The Triangle was…
Enjoy the year’s top documentaries so far, including David Attenborough on the rise of the mammals and a profile of Victor Glover, soon to be the first Black astronaut to orbit the moonEnjoy the year’s top documentaries so far, including David Attenborough on the rise of the mammals and a profile of Victor Glover, soon…
The Lovatos relocated from Guatemala to Ohio for their son, who has the rare genetic disorder Canavan disease The birth of their first child three and a half years ago completed Natalia and Juan Lovato’s lives. Both from Argentina, Juan was a professional soccer player in Guatemala, where Natalia ran a successful Argentinian restaurant. Soon,…
New tethered lids on plastic bottles might be a massive frustration, but are they worth the inconvenience? Recycling experts lift the lid on this annoying change.New tethered lids on plastic bottles might be a massive frustration, but are they worth the inconvenience? Recycling experts lift the lid on this annoying change. New tethered lids on plastic…
A rare squid has been filmed wrapping its arms around a camera deep below the ocean surface, where conditions are near pitch black. A rare squid has been filmed wrapping its arms around a camera deep below the ocean surface, where conditions are near pitch black. A rare squid has been filmed wrapping its arms…
Extreme geomagnetic storm that lit up skies last weekend could recur as 11-year solar cycle reaches its peak Anyone who missed the northern lights last weekend may get another chance to see them as experts predict there could be more soon. Last weekend, bands of pink and green light, known as aurora borealis, lit up…
PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows. The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of the nation’s…
Dazzling displays lit up the night sky last week with rare sightings across the country.Dazzling displays lit up the night sky last week with rare sightings across the country. Dazzling displays lit up the night sky last week with rare sightings across the country. Science The Independent Science
Surfers and families vent their frustration with water companies after more news of poisoned drinking water and polluted lakes “Cut the crap” and “Fishes not faeces” read some of the many colourful slogans at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth where hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday to demand action over the scourge of sewage pollution in…
Tal Danino’s day job at Columbia University, New York, is engineering “living” medicines. “We program microbes for cancer therapy using synthetic biology,” he says. As a side hustle he manipulates and photographs the microbial world; his images are collected in a book, Beautiful Bacteria. Taking bacteria from substances such as wastewater, dental plaque or kimchi,…