http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/story.aspx?id=1037 Highlights and links to more environmental science stories, events and achievements. en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:55 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=403 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=403 The government's Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce has released a report calling for {ke1 to stop diseased plant material entering the country, as well as a national plant health risk register, to help control the spread of the invas... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:19:48 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=402 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=402 A new report, published by the ice2sea programme, has made new estimates for how much melting ice sheets will contribute to sea level rise. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:10 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=400 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=400 A new smartphone app from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) will make it easier for people all over the UK to help scientists monitor the health of native ladybird populations, and the spread of the invasive Harlequin ladybird. Fri, 10 May 2013 16:12:41 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=401 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=401 Over the coming century climate change could devastate the most widespread plants and animals, say scientists. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:58:01 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=399 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=399 Who says environmental science and glamour don't mix? The key to turning round Chester Zoo's efforts to breed one of the world's most endangered animals turned out to be rhino dung, and lots of it. Thu, 09 May 2013 09:32:33 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=397 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=397 The Mid Ocean Ridge has long been known to support an abundance of life, and vast Marine Protected Areas have been put into place along the length of the underwater mountain range to safeguard it. Fri, 03 May 2013 09:19:13 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=398 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=398 The BBC had a great story last week about scientists' discovery that there was a lynx on the loose in the southwest of England near the turn of the {ke1. Thu, 02 May 2013 12:46:27 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=396 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=396 Scientists are celebrating the 75th anniversary of a vital breakthrough in grasping how our actions affect the climate. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:39:48 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=395 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=395 Today is DNA day and this year sees the 60th anniversary of the first description of the double-helix, in a Nature paper by James Watson and Francis Crick. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:29:14 +0100 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=394 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=1037&pid=394 Last week Radio 4's Costing the Earth covered the work of Dr Anson Mackay from University College London on Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest lake. You can still listen to the {ke1 on the BBC website. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:42:21 +0100