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Category Archives: The Environment
Bright Night Lights: Tracking Light Pollution from Space
The creep and sprawl of artificial urban lighting is probably the most pervasive technological innovation of the 20th century. Keeping track of how artificial light is changing Europe’s nightscape is important, since more light is typically associated with greater economic … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Science, Space, The Environment
Tagged artificial, development, economy, europe, light, night sky, pollution, satellite, space, urban
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The fairly depressing picture of pesticide pollution in British rivers
Lots of pesticides – such as the organochlorine insecticide, DDT – that were widely used in the fairly recent past are now banned after having serious effects on the health of humans and other species. Yet old and new pollution … Continue reading
British Sheep vs. Chernobyl Radiation
The explosion of reactor number four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 is widely regarded as the worst radiation disaster in human history. The radioactive fallout spread from Northern Ukraine throughout Northern Europe, dispersing large quantities of radioactive … Continue reading
Posted in Science, The Environment
Tagged 1986, caesium, chernobyl, Cumbria, disaster, food standards agency, FSA, ICRP, livestock, nuclear, radiation, radioactivity, radiocaesium, sheep
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Sea creatures dissolve as oceans acidify
There’s little doubt that increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through human industry contribute to the changing of the Earth’s climate. Excess CO2 is absorbed by our ocean’s, changing their chemical composition and driving more blustery ocean winds that force deeper … Continue reading
Bat vs. Marburg virus: A Seasonal Struggle
Marburg is a highly infectious virus from the family Filoviridae (which includes Ebola virus), and is associated with a high fatality rate (~90%) and severe haemorrhagic symptoms. Originally described in simultaneous outbreaks in Germany and Serbia in 1967, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Disease, Ecology, Microorganisms, Science, The Environment
Tagged bat, cave, Egyptian fruit bat, filoviridae, marburg, mine worker, public health, Python Cave, seasonal, tourist, Uganda, virus
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