How to recognize a temperate rainforest in Britain and Ireland when you see one
The term "temperate rainforest," or "Celtic rainforest," has rapidly gained public attention in the UK recently.
The term "temperate rainforest," or "Celtic rainforest," has rapidly gained public attention in the UK recently.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June 28 2023. The tremors caused windows and doors to rattle in the surrounding area.
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2023
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The impact of climate change on Ireland's nature is outlined in new research by University College Cork (UCC). Rare native plant species will go extinct and non-native sika deer will increase across Ireland, the researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2023
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The UK this year has seen its hottest June on record, both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum temperature, the British Meteorological Office said Monday.
Environment
Jul 3, 2023
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Homelessness levels are continuing to rise in most of Europe, but Ireland is unique in the severity of recent national spikes in homelessness. According to Ireland's Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies have discovered that variations in the thickness of tectonic plates relate directly to the distribution of earthquakes in Britain, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2023
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One of the world's largest fundamentalist Christian education groups is teaching its students climate change denial as fact, and still presents the theory of evolution as an "absurd and discredited" conspiracy theory, finds ...
Education
May 17, 2023
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The UK now has some of the highest levels of neighborhood trust internationally, while Britons have also become much more comfortable with having neighbors who belong to historically marginalized groups, such as gay people, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently. But what causes this beautiful ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35% forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11%, one of the lowest on the continent.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2023
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