Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Week in wildlife: a clumsy fox, swinging orangutang and rescued jaguarundi cub

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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens

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Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time

Take a closer look at the colourful plants dotted along an initially unassuming Bristol alleyway and you’ll see them teeming with insects. Bumblebees, hoverflies and ladybirds throng around a mixture of catmint, yarrow, geraniums and anemones. “It’s buzzing with pollinators now,” Flora Beverley says.

Bumper whale calving season a ‘sign of hope’ for South Australia’s oceans

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Almost 200 endangered southern right wales have been spotted off state’s coastline this year, amid concerns about impact of algal bloom

Scientists say a bumper season for southern right whales in South Australia is a “sign of hope” for the state amid the ongoing effects of a devastating algal bloom.

Mystery ‘debris balls’ return to NSW beaches as residents warned to steer clear

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Central Coast council says residents should not touch the balls and avoid beaches where they wash ashore

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Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:00:09 +0000

Researchers ‘shocked’ to discover some species settling down for sleep 50 minutes later than rural counterparts

Urban birds stay up significantly later than their rural counterparts, according to research that highlights the impact of light pollution on wildlife.

The study, based on recordings submitted by bird enthusiasts to a popular species identification and mapping website, showed that light pollution caused birds to sing for an average of 50 minutes longer each day, with some species waking up an hour earlier and settling down for the evening an hour later.

Gina Rinehart’s apocalyptic visions for bush summits just the latest in a history of climate science denialism | Temperature Check

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:00:09 +0000

Sponsorship of News Corp’s event series has given Australia’s richest person a vehicle for her anti-net zero crusade

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Victoria’s mountain ash forests could lose a quarter of giant trees as temperatures rise

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:00:09 +0000

Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds

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Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’

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Researchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply

Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found.

Using a detailed computer model of the continent’s future power grid, the researchers found that a system of space-based panels designed by Nasa could reduce the cost of the whole European power system by as much as 15%. It could also cut battery use by more than two-thirds.

Drought bringing autumn harvest two weeks early, Waitrose says

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:46:32 +0000

Farmers that supply supermarket are already harvesting wheat, oilseed rape and oats amid dry conditions

Harvests are coming two weeks early because of drought, Waitrose has said, as it prepares to stock autumnal fruit in summer.

Farmers that supply the supermarket are harvesting wheat, oilseed rape, oats and malting barley a fortnight before they generally would, according to the supermarket. A lack of rainfall coupled with the hot weather has caused the crops to race through their growing stages and mature early.

Eden Project wildflower centre issues climate warning as it marks 25th year

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:27:59 +0000

Changing weather patterns are affecting planting and pose a threat to a variety of species, says head of development

Rising temperatures in the spring and unpredictable autumns are making the huge task of restoring the UK’s lost meadows even more challenging, the National Wildflower Centre (NWC) has warned.