Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:08 +0000

Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source

Burning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, new research has shown.

The findings cast doubt on plans by several governments, including the UK, to offer subsidies or other financial support for carbon capture attached to wood-burning power.

Fuel eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:05 +0000

As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions

Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:30:05 +0000

Sarah Finch is among six recipients of the Goldman Environmental prize, awarded to honour grassroots activists around the world

The woman whose campaigning set a legal precedent in the UK that stopped thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious environmental prizes alongside five other women from around the globe.

Won’t somebody save these hundreds of turtles condemned to death? | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:47:52 +0000

There is a whole dam full of water right there but the turtles can’t have it

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‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:01:01 +0000

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary

Over its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming “Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath’s poem Zoo Keeper’s Wife.

Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes, who would become poet laureate, worked at the zoo briefly as a dish washer, an experience said to have helped fuel his inspiration for The Thought-Fox.

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:02 +0000

As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

Ed Miliband will double down on Labour’s commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar “the era of clean energy security must come of age”.

The energy secretary is set to announce a package of new policies in a speech on Tuesday in response to an expected energy crisis prompted by Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:25:47 +0000

A 1,200-year dataset shows the ‘peak bloom’ is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature’s rhythms – and their cultural meaning

Maui residents are rebuilding Lahaina for locals, not tourists: ‘In Hawaii, we take care of one another’

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:00:44 +0000

After deadly 2023 fires, recent storms and ICE raids, Lahaina residents are determined to rebuild the town for their community

‘How much have we missed?’: book tunes in to overlooked world of female birdsong

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:42 +0000

Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations

When we hear the beautiful call of a bird from a high bough, we’re told it’s likely to be a male – singing for territory, or belting out tunes to woo a female. But as the annual dawn chorus reaches a crescendo this spring, a new guidebook is urging us to think again – and turn our ears to the hidden world of female birdsong.

I adored Pokémon as a child. Now I collect critters of a different kind in a hobby I’m uniquely suited to – birdwatching | Jayce Carrano

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:00:22 +0000

Every player has experienced that fierce loyalty to one pocket monster or another. The same is true here

The Pokémon franchise has turned 30, which means that it’s been a long time since a childhood friend and I braved Pokémon Blue’s haunted Lavender Town together – solemnly handing the Game Boy back and forth in the first (and perhaps last) documented case of two only children sharing something.

For most of my 29 years, I couldn’t have cared less about birdwatching. But as it turns out, this hobby is uniquely suited to those of us who belong to the Pokémon generation.