Laura Cole
Eastward expansion: why the 100th meridian is on the move
Jun 02, 2018
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Climate
As climate conditions at the 100th meridian, the traditional United States boundary between the humid east and the dry west, are shown to be on the move, could it mean a reshaping of America’s farmlands?
Bat signals
May 09, 2018
Published in
Wildlife
Scientists working with new drone technology are hoping to reveal the hidden secrets behind the bat’s uncanny navigation skills
New web maps tell full story of climate change
Apr 11, 2018
Published in
Mapping
New interactive maps combine precipitation and temperature to show climate change in more detail and can be used to compare climates worldwide
Hunting the hunters
Mar 28, 2018
Published in
Wildlife
The RSPB introduces a new hotline for reporting the unlawful killing of birds of prey
Aquaculture: farming the sea
Apr 07, 2018
Published in
Oceans
Increasing interest in offshore aquaculture is dividing environmentalists
Gunnerside Gill: romantic ruins, poisonous past
Apr 04, 2018
Published in
Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole walks up Gunnerside Gill, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales with a toxic history
Lake Superior: the north shore
Mar 22, 2018
Published in
Water
To retrace the route of the fur voyageurs on the waterways of northwest Ontario, Canada, Laura Cole embarks on a week-long canoe trip along the world’s largest lake
The bizarre case of Arctic ‘shrubification’
Mar 08, 2018
Published in
Polar
Scientists discover how shrubs are dominating the Arctic tundra
THE JANUARY MAN: A Year of Walking in Britain
Mar 06, 2018
Published in
Books
by Christopher Somerville • Black Swan Publishing • £9.99 (paperback)
The Ring of Brodgar: Britain's ancient graffiti
Mar 13, 2018
Published in
Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits the Ring of Brodgar on mainland Orkney, one of Britain’s oldest historical sites, and possibly one of its oldest graffiti canvases
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