Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited crops
LONDON (Reuters) - Gene editing in agriculture takes center stage next Wednesday when Europe’s highest court rules in a case that could determine the fate of the technology that is…
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Is UK barbecue charcoal fuelling global deforestation?
From BBC A growing taste for al fresco dining is driving record charcoal sales in the UK but is it also fuelling global deforestation and climate change? Last year Britain…
Macau authorities adopt over 600 greyhounds from closed dog track
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Authorities in Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, said they will care for more than 600 greyhounds after their owner renounced them ahead of the closure…
More firefighters join battle against Yosemite blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reinforcements arrived on Thursday to engage a dangerous wildfire burning in steep, difficult terrain at the edge of Yosemite National Park in California that has already…
Hawaii lava boat injured 'had to grin and bear it': passenger
(Reuters) - When “lava bombs” crashed into a tour boat in Hawaii this week, causing third-degree burns and a broken femur in the chaos, passengers used what little they had…
Judge orders extension of aid for Puerto Rico storm evacuees
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered another extension of a temporary assistance program for hundreds of Puerto Rico families who fled the hurricane-ravaged island in 2017 and are…
Nairobi National Park railway 'threatens Kenyan wildlife'
From BBC The construction of a Kenya’s first high-speed railway network should be good news. But part of the line is being built through a national park in the capital…
Plastic bags that biodegrade to nothing?
From BBC A British company which makes what are called “Oxo-biodegradable” bags says they break down in the environment “like a leaf, only quicker”, and the technology is being widely…
Slowing Gulf Stream current to boost warming for 20 years
From BBC The prospect of the Gulf Stream slowing down and even stopping altogether has worried many experts in recent years. Some believed that this would cause a rapid cooling…
Two halves of Attenborough polar ship joined together
From BBC After its dramatic entry into the River Mersey at the weekend, the hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough has had its upper-decks added. Cammell Laird engineers lifted…