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Never be cruel, never be cowardly…Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind. - Doctor Who

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Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say

A tiny possum with one extra-long finger on each hand is one of two species thought to have been extinct that have been discovered in West Papua, in what's been called an "exceptional" scientific discovery.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 20:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You think dating is hard? Try being one of these animals. From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

07.03.2026 17:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Positive ocean news: February ’26 edition Positive ocean news: February ’26 edition

Feel inspired by the latest ocean wins, from species discoveries and conservation to legislation that protects our seas and prevents pollution.

www.mcsuk.org/news/positiv...

07.03.2026 08:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Satellite images uncover new threat to emperor penguins during their annual molt The tall black-and-white residents of Antarctica, who waddle around its icy landscape, are in peril thanks to the rapidly warming global climate. Emperor penguins go through an annual transformation c...

The #ClimateEmergency and #NatureCrisis are intimately interlinked

phys.org/news/2026-03...

07.03.2026 08:14 👍 43 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0
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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the potential harms of these substances continue to be investigated.

Why was I making a fuss about government footdragging on #PFAS (forever chemicals) this week?

Here's one more #PublicHealth reason
www.sciencealert.com/babies-are-e...

06.03.2026 18:10 👍 109 🔁 59 💬 4 📌 2
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‘We're here to make politics bolder’ WELSH GREEN leader Anthony Slaughter is an unusual politician because he has not studied a politics degree, been a political researcher, nor is he a lawyer.Slaughter used to work as a gardener until r...

‘We're here to make politics bolder’ - In the second of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election DAVID NICHOLSON talks to Welsh Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...

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Mark Carney’s Pipeline MOU With Danielle Smith Has Been A Disaster First Nations are furious, environmentalists feel betrayed, oil companies are demanding more, and the clock is ticking.

We checked in on Mark Carney and Danielle Smith's pipeline MOU to see how negotiations are going.

❗️ Spoiler alert: it's a disaster.

06.03.2026 17:47 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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A few days ago we announced 200,000 members.

The Green Party has 215,000! 🚀

Join us making hope normal again:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 08:22 👍 1380 🔁 327 💬 46 📌 46

Old news!

216,000 now!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 16:38 👍 1104 🔁 197 💬 34 📌 17
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The 'Great Texas Freeze' killed thousands of beloved songbirds. Scientists are worried about what might happen next | Discover Wildlife North America’s largest swallow, the purple martin, was hit hard by winter storms in 2021. With erratic weather events becoming more common, experts are concerned about the bird's long-term survival.

North America’s largest swallow, the purple martin, was hit hard by winter storms in 2021. With erratic weather events becoming more common, experts are concerned about the bird's long-term survival.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

06.03.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Night cameras film extremely rare pigmy hippos wandering though Ivory Coast rainforest | Discover Wildlife There are estimated to be fewer than 3,000 pigmy hippos left in the wild.

There are estimated to be fewer than 3,000 pigmy hippos left in the wild.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

06.03.2026 17:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"Something wasn't right." Diver films giant stingray emerging from seabed with part of its body missing | Discover Wildlife When stingrays lose their barb, the animals can survive but are left without their main form of self-defence from predators, says Melissa Hobson, who filmed the injured animal while diving in Indonesi...

When stingrays lose their barb, the animals can survive but are left without their main form of self-defence from predators, says Melissa Hobson, who filmed the injured animal while diving in Indonesia.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

06.03.2026 17:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"First-of-its-kind event." Whale shark swims "astounding" 1,200km from Madagascar to Seychelles | Discover Wildlife Gentle giant’s epic journey highlights the need for transboundary conservation strategies, say researchers.

The gentle giant’s epic journey highlights the need for transboundary conservation strategies, say researchers.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

06.03.2026 17:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

06.03.2026 17:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ocean, seas and coasts UNEP promotes the protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable management of the world’s marine and coastal areas.

Climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are degrading blue ecosystems, harming marine life, undermining the livelihoods of coastal communities, and negatively impacting health and well-being.

www.unep.org/topics/ocean...

06.03.2026 17:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Secret Gardener: Jobs to do in your garden in March The Secret Gardener shares their jobs for your butterfly-friendly garden in March.By the end of March most of us will have seen our first butterflies of the year. The warming days bring them out of th...

The Secret Gardener shares their jobs for your butterfly-friendly garden in March.

butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

06.03.2026 17:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seals, shipwrecks and a screaming swallower: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 – in pictures The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

06.03.2026 17:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Huddersfield factory to cut 90 jobs as it ceases manufacture of herbicide Syngenta will be ceasing production of the controversial herbicide paraquat at its Huddersfield factory

Syngenta will be ceasing production of the controversial herbicide paraquat at its Huddersfield factory.

www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...

06.03.2026 17:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits

Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

06.03.2026 17:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

06.03.2026 17:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I directed Channel 4's Dirty Business and this is why we need to end the 35-year train-wreck of water privatisation Behind the scenes on the rage-inducing new factual thriller.

Behind the scenes on the rage-inducing new factual thriller.

www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/dir...

06.03.2026 17:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Green Party statement on latest developments in Iran war - Green Party Responding to the latest developments in the war on Iran, Dr Ellie Chowns, Parliamentary Green Party spokesperson on foreign affairs and MP for North Herefordshire, said:   “The human cost of the…

Full statement: greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/06/g...

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"Since the strikes on Iran began, more than 1,200 people in the country have been killed [...] Conflict has escalated throughout the region, with civilians paying a heavy price."

@elliechowns.bsky.social on the latest developments in the ongoing US-Israel attack on Iran.

Full statement ⤵️

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Good morning , and thank you to Paula Sanders for sharing these two for your #FoxOfTheDay !

06.03.2026 07:01 👍 563 🔁 38 💬 4 📌 1
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China's decarbonisation plan takes cautious steps as world backtracks on climate China on Thursday released a new five-year plan to reduce the carbon emissions of its economy, mainly by relying on its booming renewable sector to limit coal use and greenhouse gases, but some analys...

Even as wind and solar instigate a structural decline in China's emissions, political targets remain necessary to guide and drive ambition.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

06.03.2026 06:04 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Superfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for a Critically Endangered Parrot

The Kakapo, which is reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, is found only in New Zealand. It feeds on the fruit of the rimu tree. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/s...

06.03.2026 01:09 👍 116 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 1

🚗 💨 Pollution alert!

Walk, cycle, catch the bus, tube or overground and avoid driving if you possibly can!

This will help people with asthma or other lung and heart conditions to get on with their days safely.

05.03.2026 17:57 👍 51 🔁 27 💬 1 📌 0
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Reform UK receives another big donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne gave the party £3mn in November, on top of £9mn donated in August

Reform UK receives another big donation from crypto investor ft.trib.al/eXBmrkF

05.03.2026 07:10 👍 56 🔁 57 💬 14 📌 27

Big money has bought British politics

75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

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