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Exclusive: ‘Fish sludge’ in coastal waters now has nutrient levels equivalent to those in untreated effluent of country the size of Australia, report finds
Norwegian fish farms are filling fjords and other coastal waters with nutrient pollution equivalent to the raw sewage of tens of millions of people each year, a report has found.
Norway is the largest farmed salmon producer in the world, and nutrients in fish feed are excreted directly into coastal waters. Analysis from the Sunstone Institute found that Norwegian aquaculture released 75,000 tonnes of nitrogen, 13,000 tonnes of phosphorus and 360,000 tonnes of organic carbon in 2025.
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Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government’s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from Greens
Tree nurseries could be built at prisons, and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said.
Speaking before elections this week in which Labour is under pressure from the Green party, Emma Reynolds said such projects showed the government’s intent in restoring natural habitats.
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Buxton, Derbyshire: A glimpse of gloop in the water, a hasty net purchase, and it was confirmed – palmate newts have moved in. But how long had they been there?
It has been a source of excitement for weeks that we have found ourselves custodians of newts. Judging by the numbers present and the age of our pond, they have probably been here at least a decade. Yet neither our neighbours nor our predecessors at the address knew of any.
I happened to notice a gloop of air rise at the pond surface. That glimpse triggered a few minutes’ scrutiny, and lo, there it was: a palmate newt. It led to a hasty net purchase. Several days later, at the first speculative sweep of the mesh, with which we had hoped to catch at least a single example, it came up with nine. They have been the talk of the house ever since.
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Lobbyist Tara Singh says stripping projects of subsidy contracts would undermine investor confidence in UK
Britain could be beset by levels of economic chaos last seen under Liz Truss if a Reform UK government were to fulfil its promise to strip renewable energy projects of subsidy contracts, according to the industry’s chief lobbyist.
The anti-renewables policy put forward by Nigel Farage’s populist party would severely undermine investor confidence in the energy industry and across the wider UK economy, the new chief executive of RenewableUK said.
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International Energy Agency analysis shows methane leaks remained at near-record highs in 2025
Methane emissions from the energy sector remained at near record levels in 2025, the International Energy Agency has concluded.
Tackling the emissions could make billions of cubic metres of gas available to international markets, a top priority as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies, the IEA said in a report.
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Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species
In the mudflats of Swan Bay, Victoria, royal spoonbills sweep their paddle-shaped bills through shallow water. Nearby, under the grass-covered roof of the Queenscliff marine research centre, a team of scientists from Deakin University are trying to bring the ecosystems those birds and many others rely on back from the brink.
Some of that involves associate professor Prue Francis’s beakers – filled with bubbling brown gunk – that are bathed in red light inside a fridge equipped with sensors, alarms and a backup generator.
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Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy
A Reform UK council has backed the release of wild beavers into the countryside, despite the party’s opposition to rewilding.
The Reform-led Leicestershire county council has backed the release of the rodents as part of efforts to reduce flooding.
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In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown jewel of the apartheid state – pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?
At 21, Rodney Wilkinson was the best fencer in South Africa: national champion in foil and sabre, second in epee. He had toured Europe and Argentina. He had not stood on the Olympic podium, because South Africa was banned. The apartheid state had taken that from him, along with everything else it took from everyone.
One evening in August 1971, Wilkinson stood in the gym at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, foil in hand. He was facing his coach Vincent Bonfil, a 25-year-old Englishman who had represented Britain as a reserve at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, and who was now in Johannesburg finishing a master’s thesis in metallurgy. They were working on a technique in which both fencers lunge simultaneously, and the one who reads the other’s move a split second earlier wins the point. They came at each other. Wilkinson’s foil caught the edge of Bonfil’s sleeve. There was a pop.
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Melbourne zoo’s new breeding centre hopes to safeguard the future of the critically endangered Victorian grassland earless dragon
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The dragons’ lair looks deceptively ordinary: a pair of pale green portables, tucked behind the reptile enclosure at Melbourne zoo.
But the plain exterior belies its hidden treasures. Inside, dozens of Victorian grassland earless dragons, blissfully unaware of their status as Australia’s most imperilled reptile, are basking on rocks, gobbling up crickets or lapping up “dew”, expertly misted by their keeper Zac Harkin.
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
I must admit to cracking a smile when I read the story about the revolting result of a tofu spill last month in Missouri. About 18,000kg (40,000lb) of extra-firm tofu was left to rot for three weeks after a road accident – no one was hurt – turned into an insurance dispute. Local officials described the smell as “unforgettable” and “like a dead animal, but worse”. So, what are history’s greatest bad smells? Liz Prior, Southampton
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Više od 400 milijuna ljudi svake godine doživi infekciju mokraćnog sustava, a neke epidemiološke studije procjenjuju da će više od polovice svih žena razviti barem jednu u svom životu. Većinu urinarnih infekcija uzrokuju patogeni sojevi bakterije Escherichia coli, a antibiotik fosfomicin često se propisuje kao prva linija liječenja. Međutim, sve veća otpornost na antibiotike potiče potragu za alternativnim pristupima liječenju.
Nova neinvazivna tehnika stimulacije mozga poznata kao ubrzana kontinuirana theta burst stimulacija (a-cTBS) poboljšava socijalnu komunikaciju nakon mjesec dana praćenja i ima povoljan sigurnosni profil kod djece s autizmom, otkriva nova studija. Smatra se, da bi a-cTBS mogao biti održiva i skalabilna terapijska opcija za djecu s poremećajem iz autističnog spektra.
Multipli mijelom, rak plazma stanica, povijesno je povezan s lošim ishodima preživljavanja, no mogućnosti liječenja su se s vremenom dramatično razvile. Nova analiza je otkrila jasnu promjenu u trendovima smrtnosti koja je usko povezana s glavnim terapijskim napretkom. Između 1975. i sredine 1990-ih, stope smrtnosti su stalno rasle, što odražava ograničenu učinkovitost ranih tretmana poput alkilirajućih sredstava i kortikosteroida. Prekretnica se dogodila 1990-ih uvođenjem autologne transplantacije matičnih stanica, što je označilo prvo značajno poboljšanje ishoda preživljavanja.
Živčana vlakna unutar melanoma mogu usporiti rast ovih tumora, tvrdi nova studija. Smatra se, da rezultati pomažu u razjašnjavanju novog područja neuroznanosti o raku i mogu informirati buduće terapijske strategije.
Nekada najpoznatija po liječenju raka krvi, CAR-T terapija sada se redizajnira za solidne tumore, autoimune bolesti i kronične virusne infekcije, no nova studija pokazuje da sigurnost, upornost i dostupnost ostaju glavne prepreke prije šire kliničke upotrebe.
Nova studija otkrila je da različiti uzorci na snimkama pluća mogu signalizirati koliko je sarkoidoza teška i kako utječe na disanje. Sarkoidoza je bolest koja uzrokuje upalu u različitim dijelovima tijela, najčešće u plućima. Dok neki ljudi imaju blage simptome ili čak normalnu funkciju pluća, drugi razvijaju trajno oštećenje pluća, poznato kao fibroza, koja može otežati disanje.
Rastuća incidencija nekoliko vrsta raka poput raka debelog crijeva i raka jajnika među osobama mlađim od 50 godina je zabrinjavajuća, no nije jasno mogu li promjene u čimbenicima rizika u ponašanju objasniti ove trendove.
Kada jetra zakaže, toksini - poput amonijaka - koji bi se trebali filtrirati iz krvi nakupljaju se i dopiru do mozga. Rezultat je hepatička encefalopatija (HE), razorna neurološka komplikacija bolesti jetre koja može uzrokovati tjeskobu, zbunjenost, gubitak pamćenja i, u teškim slučajevima, komu. Hepatička encefalopatija je česta završna točka ciroze jetre, što dovodi do čestih hospitalizacija i predstavlja veliko opterećenje za pacijente i zdravstvene sustave diljem svijeta.
Minimalno invazivni zahvat na srcu može biti bolji tretman prve linije od lijekova za osobe koje žive s uznapredovalim oblicima atrijske fibrilacije, pokazuje nova studija.
Prema novom istraživanju, osobe s uznapredovalim bolestima srca, bubrega i metabolizma mogu se suočiti s većim rizikom od razvoja raka. Kombinacija srčanih, bubrežnih i metaboličkih stanja (dijabetes i pretilost) poznata je kao kardiovaskularno-bubrežno-metabolički sindrom (CKM). Najveće opasnosti od njega su smrt i invaliditet od srčanih bolesti i moždanog udara.