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Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence, Arkive says has mystified scientists throughout history, and many aspects of this biological phenomenon are still unknown.  It adds: Most bioluminescent species are found in the deep sea, although a small amount of terrestrial organisms also possess the ability to produce light Nine out of ten marine species that live at depths below 1,000 metres…

Ashden is …

Dreaming of a Green Christmas.  This includes: If you’re asking Santa for a new car, make it an electric one.  With Award-winning Ecotricity’s electric highway you can travel the length and breadth of the country completely emissions free.  Electric cars have come a long way from where they started and there is even a government grant towards…

Youth for a sustainable future

Here’s a link to SEEd’s crowdfunding page set up for the SEEd for Change project which sets out to work with and support young people to help them to design their own sustainability projects.  SEEd says: “Young people know the world’s problems.  They want to do something – but don’t know where to go for support as they design their…

Tree of the Tear

This is England’s Tree of the Year. It’s an iconic landmark along Hadrian’s Wall.  Sycamore Gap, or the ‘Robin Hood’ tree as it’s known locally after being in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.  10 trees were chosen in England, seven in Wales and six in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.  A public vote decided the winner,…

Flying with Swans

WWT says a huge welcome home to Sacha Dench, our human swan.  One woman. 7,000 km. 11 countries. By parameter. WWT’s daring bid to fly with one of nature’s great migrations on a quest to save Bewick’s swans.  Sacha’s epic migration has seen her cross the wilderness of the arctic tundra, endure injury, brave freezing temperatures, and…

Happy anniversary UNICEF

UNICEF is 70 years old.  A report, UNICEF: 70 years for every child, looks back at UNICEF’s work since its founding in 1946. For over 70 years, UNICEF has been the defender of children around the world, regardless of gender, religion, race or economic background.  When the world’s most vulnerable need a champion in the face of…

worldometers.info

Do you know the worldometers website? It’s here and shows a lot of demographic and other data in what is said to be real time. Mind you, we’re not sure we ought to draw your attention to it given the gloomy nature of what’s there: all the numbers just keep going up: births (about 4 a second),…