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<p>The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishing</p><p>The unmistakable fluted T-shape of a scalloped hammerhead shark slides by, followed by a diver holding his breath and a metal spear like an extra-long snooker cue. The spear hits the fish behind its dorsal fin and the 2-metre shark darts away, disgruntled but otherwise unharmed.</p><p>Carlos Robalino, a marine biologist from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/galapagos-islands">Galápagos Islands</a>, trained as a shark researcher in Mexico but is now back home and working as a junior researcher at the <a href="https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/">Charles Darwin Foundation</a>. When we meet in March, he is one of the divers on the foundation’s research expedition to Darwin and Wolf, the most northerly islands in the Galápagos marine reserve.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/galapagos-scalloped-hammerhead-sharks-industrial-fishing-baby-pregnant-conservation">Continue reading...</a>
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Antalet konflikter mellan stater fortsatte att öka kraftigt under 2025 och har nu nått den högsta nivån sedan andra världskriget. Samtidigt registrerade Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) vid Uppsala universitet rekordmånga väpnade konflikter totalt sett.
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Thirteen plaques will be unveiled across the UK to celebrate Beagle 2, the first British and European spacecraft to successfully land on another planet.
The lander touched down on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, but, due to a communications error, it was considered lost until January 2015, when it was confirmed that it had actually landed successfully .
One plaque will be installed at the Open University in Milton Keynes, where Beagle 2 was conceived by Professor Colin Pillinger.
Others will appear at the National Space Centre in Leicester, the Science Museum in London, Jodrell Bank in Cheshire and Airbus in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Space minister Liz Lloyd said: "Beagle 2 captured the imagination of the nation, and it is one of the great stories of British science and engineering.
"I hope this initiative inspires a new generation to look up and ask what we might achieve next."
It was confirmed that the lander had been successful in its mission due to images captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Scientists believe a single solar panel failing to fully deploy blocked the communications antenna, leading to a loss of contact.
Pillinger died in 2014 , months before it was revealed that the mission had been a success.
The project was a collaboration between The Open University and the University of Leicester.
Professor Mark Sims, mission manager at the University of Leicester at the time, said working on Beagle 2 was "one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life".
He added: "These plaques are a wonderful recognition of the thousands of hours of dedication from so many brilliant scientists, engineers and technicians in industry and academia across the UK who made the mission possible."
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Water voles have been reintroduced into a nature reserve for the first time in 40 years.
Harpenden Town Council said it released 200 water voles in the Upper River Lea, at Batford Springs, Hertfordshire.
The project involved preparing the land, creating new ponds and working with other organisations.
A council spokesperson said: "We are very proud of this achievement. Batford Springs is hugely significant as it also has an incredible chalk stream."
Water voles were once common in England's rivers and streams, including at Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve.
The council said the rodents had been in decline due to habitat loss and the invasive mink.
Last year, the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust returned 100 water voles to a stretch of the Upper River Lea, on the Ayot Estate, near Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.
Batford Springs was chosen after the trust installed a raft at the site to monitor mink numbers.
There were no recordings of the mammal for two years, making it a good location for the voles to thrive.
Native vegetation was planted around the pond and along the riverbanks to shelter water voles from predators and to provide a steady supply of food, including reeds, sedges, and other aquatic plants essential to their diet.
The reintroduction of the water voles took three years to plan.
Councillor Kirsti Wenn, Mayor of Harpenden, said: "It has been a real pleasure to watch this conservation project, from its infancy to the release of our new residents, and I can't wait to see how the water voles will help the town council continue to improve the environment and local ecosystem.
"Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve is not only a beautiful green space, but it is the home of hugely important habitats, and we are immensely proud of all we have achieved here."
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<p>Exclusive: Sir Paul Marshall’s climate views and those broadcast on GB News said to be ‘in direct opposition’ to those of Church of England</p><p>The co-owner of GB News, a British TV channel accused of broadcasting climate change denial, has donated £28m to influential Church of England institutions that support climate action.</p><p>This raises “serious questions”, say Christian leaders, given that Sir Paul Marshall’s views on the climate crisis and those frequently broadcast on the TV channel are “in direct opposition” to the Church of England, which <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/about/church-england-environment-programme">believes that</a> “responding to the climate crisis is an essential part of our responsibility to safeguard God’s creation and achieve a just world”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/christian-leaders-alarmed-by-climate-crisis-raise-questions-over-gb-news-owners-28m-church-donations">Continue reading...</a>
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The waiver "serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation."
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