The chimpanzees of the Rekambo community in Gabon, West Africa never fail to surprise. For a start, they are known to kill and eat tortoises,
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Health Canada releases assessment report on effects of climate change on health
The price of climate change is real. This crisis has already taken lives in extreme heat waves, and is increasing risks to Canadians from flooding,
Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals
Globally, we eat around 318 million tonnes of meat every year. By 2050, that figure is projected to reach 517 million tonnes. This rising number
What archaeology can tell us about the lives of children in England 1,500 years ago
Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the early fifth century, groups from northwest Europe made their way to British shores. Germanic peoples settled
EUROfusion: Fusion energy record demonstrates powerplant future
Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained
Daniel Mminele appointed Head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mr Daniel Mminele as head of the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team. In this role, Mr Mminele will
Assessment of the UK’s national geospatial data published
Today the Geospatial Commission has published an assessment of the UK’s geospatial data. The data is assessed against the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) principles. FAIR is an
National Clinical Excellence Awards: 2021 results announced
Results for the 2021 award round have been communicated to applicants through their registered email address. We have received reports of some instances where emails
Statement on the CMA’s investigation in to the Arm takeover by Nvidia
Nvidia has today announced it will withdraw from its proposed deal with Arm. As a result, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it
New Avian Influenza Licensing Service now available
In Avian Influenza (AI) disease control zones, certain movements of poultry, other captive birds, eggs, poultry products, materials associated with their keeping or mammals may
UK and Faroes reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022
The UK has secured exchanges of opportunities valued at around £5.5 million for the fishing industry through the annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands, providing
UK to pilot world-leading approach to improve ethical adoption of AI in healthcare
NHS in England to lead world first pilot in Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs) in healthcare New process will ensure potential risks such as algorithm biases
Oral statement on the NHS Delivery Plan for tackling the Covid-19 backlog
Mr Speaker, with permission, I’d like to make a statement on a new, ambitious Elective Recovery Plan… … the NHS’s Delivery Plan for tackling the
GC team contributes to UK POSTnote on genome edited food crops
POSTnotes are four-page briefings which review emerging areas of research and are produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Julian Braybrook, Selvarani Elahi and Malcolm Burns contributed to
Environment Agency welcomes new solar farm at former landfill site
Environment Agency continues regulation of former landfill site The Environment Agency is working with site owner, City of Wolverhampton Council The Environment Agency is continuing