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Echidna mothers change their pouch microbiome to protect tiny ‘pink jelly bean’ puggles, new research finds

silverguide.site – Egg-laying monotremes have no nipples, so young rub their beaks against ‘milk patch’ to get milk from mother’s skin…
Echidna mothers change their pouch microbiome to protect tiny ‘pink jelly bean’ puggles, new research finds
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Record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe, report says

silverguide.site – Hundreds of dams, weirs, culverts and sluices dismantled in 2024 to help waterways resume natural course…
Record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe, report says
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South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?

silverguide.site – The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generation…
South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?
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Country diary: A wildfire has killed off (nearly) everything wild | Eben Muse

silverguide.site – Cilgwyn, Gwynedd: It stripped the hill of its heather, bilberry and bog mosses – and with them the inhabitants of so many nests and burrows…
Country diary: A wildfire has killed off (nearly) everything wild | Eben Muse
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Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds

silverguide.site – Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say…
Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds
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Attempt to protect rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs

silverguide.site – Government vetoes cross-party effort to protect threatened waterways from push to rip up environmental red tape…
Attempt to protect rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
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Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows

silverguide.site – Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal…
Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows
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‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years

silverguide.site – The discovery by two local fossil hunters on a river bank in Victoria has ‘potentially far-reaching implications’, scientists say…
‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years
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Country diary: A blossom-laden spring to make up for last year | Virginia Spiers

silverguide.site – St Dominic, Tamar Valley: First the pear and now the apple and cherry trees are in full show. We should be in for a bumper harvest…
Country diary: A blossom-laden spring to make up for last year | Virginia Spiers
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Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds

silverguide.site – UCL study of 9,000 children also found marked inequality, with people from ethnic minority backgrounds having higher exposure risk…
Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds
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European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds

silverguide.site – Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025…
European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds
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Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor

silverguide.site – I visited Bhutan to see some of world’s most striking birds, but one I’d sought since childhood was my highlight…
Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor
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Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests

silverguide.site – The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more…
Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests
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Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

silverguide.site – Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcare…
Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds
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Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests

silverguide.site – Assessment of leading dairy and coffee shop chains reveals failure to set out methane reduction targets…
Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests
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What’s the real beef over sustainable cattle farming? | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Øistein Thorsen of FAI Farms, Aidan Harrison and Nelly Trevelyan of Yorkshire Organic Millers respond to an article by George Monbiot…
What’s the real beef over sustainable cattle farming? | Letters
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Space for children to play should be a requirement in planning law, say MPs

silverguide.site – Parliamentary group launched alongside campaign for ‘play sufficiency duty’ that matches those in Wales and Scotland…
Space for children to play should be a requirement in planning law, say MPs
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Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds

silverguide.site – Bioplastics, heralded for supposedly breaking down more quickly, can cause similar health problems to other plastics…
Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds
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I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’

silverguide.site – It broke my heart to see a seal so injured by a £1 plastic toy. Now I campaign to ban them – and it has changed my life…
I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’
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Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve

silverguide.site – The 1,274-hectare Bradford Pennine Gateway links eight nature sites and includes landscape that inspired sisters…
Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve
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