First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star
Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
BBC
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Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger head circumferences, which are strongly associated with brain size. The same connection was not seen in girls.
ScienceDaily
Longest dry spell in 30 years for parts of England as heatwave hits two-week mark
All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 14 days.
BBC
Too hot to fly: the airports at risk from climate change
Simon King looks at the threats posed to airline operations by hotter weather and rising sea levels.
BBC
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science
New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
Ars Technica
'Cheeky' pigs restore heathland on island reserve
The Mangalitsa-cross pigs on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour will eventually grow to about 180kg.
BBC
River work to help critically endangered eels
West Cumbria Rivers Trust says eel numbers have fallen by 90% in the last 30 years.
BBC
Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals
A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia. By calculating the koala's mutation rate for the first time and analyzing hundreds of genomes, researchers discovered that every living koala traces back to a small group that survived extreme climate shifts and later repopulated eastern Australia.
ScienceDaily
