[ad_1] Malcolm Prior,Rural affairs producer, Duncan Kennedyand Ian Aikman Bloomberg via Getty Images A stock image of a hen from Belgium The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use … Read more
[ad_1] new video loaded: Why Scientists Are Performing Brain Surgery on Monarchs Scientists in Texas are studying monarch butterflies to understand how they navigate thousands of miles, possibly by sensing Earth’s magnetic field. Alexa Robles-Gil explains how researchers are examining the butterflies’ brains to find answers. By Alexa Robles-Gil, Leila Medina, Joey Sendaydiego and Mark … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. In this episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Stanford University’s Prof Michael Snyder, who explains what the drivers of these bursts … Read more
[ad_1] Mark PoyntingClimate researcher EPA Rising temperatures in the UK will become “the new normal”, a leading government climate adviser has warned, as she called for more to be done to prepare for the impacts of climate change. It comes as the Met Office revealed 2025 was on course to be the UK’s hottest year … Read more
[ad_1] Flagstaff mandates that shielding be placed on outdoor lighting so that it doesn’t project skyward. There are also limits on the lumens of light allowed per acre of land. The result is a starry sky visible even from the heart of the city. Flagstaff’s Buffalo Park, just a couple miles from downtown, measures about … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers have created the lining of a womb in a dish, which promises to shed light on the mysterious early stages of human pregnancy and the glitches that can lead to miscarriage and medical complications. In laboratory experiments, early-stage human embryos donated from couples after IVF treatment successfully implanted into the engineered lining and … Read more
[ad_1] Kate Whannel,political reporter, Georgia Roberts,Derby political reporterand Joe Pike,politics investigations correspondent PA Media Farmers protested against the changes again at last month’s Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some … Read more