Laura Cole

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Where have all the old fish gone?

Sep 21, 2017

Published in Oceans

Older fish have been proven to be more useful to the ecosystem than juveniles

A study of various fish populations has found dramatic reductions in the proportion of older fish, something that spells trouble for the overall stability of population

Exhausts from shipping lanes worsen lightning storms

Sep 15, 2017

Published in Oceans

Shipping traffic can increase lightning strikes, according to a pioneering study by the American Geophysical Union

INHERITORS OF THE EARTH by Chris D Thomas

Sep 13, 2017

Published in Books

At its core, Thomas’ book is about a big hole he dug by his Yorkshire home

Beetlemania as invasive species spreads north

Sep 07, 2017

Published in Forests

After an ‘unprecedented’ surge northwards into New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the southern pine beetle is expected to continue expanding its range into large portions of northern US and southern Canadian forests

Sea views: mapping the ocean floor

Aug 30, 2017

Published in Oceans

A project to map the ocean floor is raising concerns about prospective deep-sea mining operations

Radical Eradication: wiping out New Zealand's predators

Sep 02, 2017

Published in Wildlife

Workers fill a monsoon bucket on a helicopter with pellets designed to kill possums near Greymouth, New Zealand

As part of New Zealand’s plan to cull millions of predators, scientists are consulting the public about controversial gene technology

Hill of secrets

Sep 22, 2017

Published in Discovering Britain

For this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits a viewpoint in Wiltshire for a look at the largest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe

Padstow: a town worth its salt

Aug 14, 2017

Published in Discovering Britain

For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole travels to the seaside village of Padstow near the mouth of the river Camel

Losing Louisiana: the sinking state

Aug 08, 2017

Published in Water

Studies show that Louisiana is sinking at a rate of eight to ten millimetres per year

The southern US state is sinking twice as fast as previously thought, with human mismanagement of its coast being held largely to blame

Rodrigue Katembo: ranger, activist, and ex-child soldier

Jul 31, 2017

Published in I’m a Geographer

Rodrigue Katembo, former Virunga National Park ranger

Rodrigue Katembo risked his life to expose the corruption behind illegal oil exploration in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Earlier this year, he was awarded the Goldman Environment Prize for his work

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