London (AFP) July 19, 2022 Runways melted, people struggled to sleep and the queen’s guard used desk fans as they sweltered in heavy ceremonial uniforms as Britain hit record temperatures on Tuesday. Normally chilly and often rainy in the summer, Britain this week baked under a fierce heatwave, triggering an unprecedented extreme heat alert and leaving Britons desperate to cool off. In some parts of … Continue reading Britons desperate to cool off as mercury hits historic 40C

London (AFP) July 19, 2022 A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in western Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on Tuesday and regional heat records tumbled elsewhere. Grassland fires erupted on the edge of London, with one forcing the evacuation of 14 people as farm buildings, houses and garages were consumed by the flames. “I … Continue reading UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

Islamabad (AFP) July 20, 2022 When Sherry Rehman speaks it seems as though the world is ending. Perhaps that’s because Pakistan – where she serves as climate change minister – has a front-row seat for the cascading catastrophe of global warming. To the north, rapid glacier melt is unleashing flash floods; in the south, savage heat is surpassing 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit); the … Continue reading Raising temperatures: Pakistan climate catastrophist Sherry Rehman

Johannesburg (AFP) July 18, 2022 Six lions were put down after escaping from a South African game reserve and terrorising people living nearby, wildlife authorities said on Monday. Rangers in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal killed the lions on Friday after residents protested they could no longer walk safely at night, authorities said. “Anger was mounting as it was feared that the lions had lost … Continue reading Lions ‘terrorising’ S.African community euthanized

Fayetteville AR (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 A physicist at the University of Arkansas has defended the validity of the Stokes-Einstein equation, one of Albert Einstein’s most famous equations, as it relates to biology. The research will help scientists better understand antibiotic resistance and the mechanical properties of cancer cells. Working with proteins in live bacteria, Yong Wang, assistant professor in the Fulbright Collegehttp://dlvr.it/SV84Sr Continue reading Physicist defends validity of Stokes-Einstein equation in living systems

London (AFP) July 18, 2022 British MPs on Monday told the government there was “no clear evidence” that its controversial policy to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda would stop Channel crossings in small boats. The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee said “much more clarity” was needed on the plan, including how much it will cost. Instead, the MPs urged ministers to look at … Continue reading MPs question deterrent effect of UK’s Rwanda migrant policy

Tankerton, United Kingdom (AFP) July 18, 2022 Britain on Monday braced for another day of soaring temperatures, with predictions that the country could see its hottest day in history as people tried to find ways to stay cool. The mercury was set to rise to highs of 38 Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in London, as a heatwave that has been building since last week showed no … Continue reading Britain braces for record heatwave temperatures

Kigali (AFP) July 18, 2022 Delegates from across Africa launched Monday in Rwanda the first continent-wide gathering about the role of protected areas in ensuring the future of our planet. The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is being held just a few months before the COP15 summit in December when global leaders are aiming to adopt a much-delayed pact to shield nature from the … Continue reading African nations meet on ‘critical’ nature conservation

Bangalore, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the ‘waggle dance’ performed by honeybees to alert others to the location of nectar-rich flowers. A new study in Frontiers in Robotics and AI has taken inspiration from this technique to devise a way for robots to communicate. The first robot traces a shape … Continue reading Bees’ ‘waggle dance’ may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zones

Los Angeles (AFP) July 17, 2022 French scientists Maurice and Katia Krafft were brought together, and eventually killed, by their shared love of volcanoes. Now the married couple are the subject of “Fire of Love,” a new film constructed from hours of dazzling, terrifying and occasionally quirky footage they shot close to – and even inside – erupting craters. Playing in a limited number of … Continue reading ‘Fire of Love’ charts romance and death of volcano-chasing scientists