Nature and Environment

This Giant Floating Barrier Will Start Scooping Up The Plastic Pollution In The Oceans

12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean each year.
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Special ‘Green Plates’ Plan For Ultra Low-Emission Vehicles

The plates would come with special privileges.
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BBC Admits It ‘Gets Coverage Of Climate Change Wrong Too Often’

Editorial staff will be given new training on how to report on climate issues.
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Whipsnade Zoo's Baby Tigers Get Their First Check-Up

Keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo have been busy giving endangered tiger cubs, Dmitri, Makari and Czar, their first health checks.
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Japan Rocked By Earthquake

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Emergency services have received hundreds of calls about missing and injured people. The quake triggered large scale landslides which covered surrounding homes.
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Vegetarian Sharks? First Omnivorous Species Discovered Off US Coast

Perhaps not so fearsome after all...
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Typhoon Jebi Leaves Thousands Stranded At Japan Airport

Passengers were marooned after a tanker hit a bridge.
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Is Champagne Going To Dry Out?

The spectre of climate change haunts the vineyards of France. With chaotic weather becoming the new normal, scientists and researchers are creating heat-resistant grapes.
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A Lonely Dolphin And 46 Dusty Penguins Are Living In An Abandoned Aquarium In Japan

The facility closed in January.
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New Zealand Council Proposes Banning All Domestic Cats

'We're not cat haters but...'
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