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Neonicotinoid drastically cuts egg-laying by queens, affecting their ability to start new colonies and increasing chances of local extinction, say scientists

A controversial pesticide can potentially wipe out common bumblebee populations by preventing the formation of new colonies, research has shown.

The neonicotinoid chemical thiamethoxam dramatically reduces egg-laying by queen bumblebees, say scientists.

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Climate change, dams and diversion bring Iberian peninsula’s longest river, on which millions depend, to brink of collapse

The Tagus river, the longest in the Iberian peninsula, is in danger of drying up completely as Spain once again finds itself in the grip of drought.

Miguel Ángel Sánchez, spokesman of the Platform in Defence of the Tagus, says “the river has collapsed through a combination of climate change, water transfer and the waste Madrid produces.”

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A rare female brown bear had to be shot in the Italian Alps as it threatened humans, a governor says.

The Yale group led by Anthony Leiserowitz does some brilliant work

This is an unabashed endorsement of an important group. I have no affiliation with them or conflicts of interest. They aregreat, period.

The ability to convey complex climate science to a wide-ranging audience is a golden attribute, something very few can achieve. This characteristic makes the Yale Climate Connections group unique.

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The lesser horseshoe bats moved in to the belly of a triceratops at the Wildlife and Dinosaur Park.

South Australia government chooses solar tower and storage for its power needs, after SoalrReserve wind tender for baseload power with $78/MWh for 150MW plant in Port Augusta. South Australia suggests it is beginning of the end for coal.

Battery powered vehicles are not as green as they are promoted due to the environmental economic, and geopolitical consequences from mining for minerals to their eventual disposal.

The platypus is a unique curiosity only found in Australia with a worldwide fascination but we don't know that much about them or what's threatening their populations.

Federal treasurer says cheap new coal power a "myth", federal energy minister says it must be considered – even if the market disagrees.

Powerwall, as part of the newly created Tesla Tiny House is hitting the road and making its way around Australia.

Rye Harbour, East Sussex The omens are bad for the whimbrel, a summer visitor that has all but disappeared from the estuary

Only a few years ago, they used to stage whimbrel walks at Rye Harbour nature reserve. In late summer, these birds, which look like small dark curlew, would stream from estuary to estuary in their thousands, on their way from breeding grounds on Orkney and Shetland to winter on the west African coast.

Now, you’re lucky to see a single one out on the salt marshes amid the wheeling terns and plover, and Rye Harbour has re-branded its walks.

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Market Forces will lodge a new shareholder resolution against Commonwealth Bank after its climate change position statement released today fell well short of its publicly-made 2 degree commitments.

SEA Electric says $5m CEFC loan will help meet growing demand for technology that converts commercial trucks and vans to electric vehicles.

The president promised a surge of jobs and tax revenue from oil. His policies won’t deliver either one.

To support the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C, Europe will need a CO2-neutral electricity supply by 2045.

First it was the networks, then generators. Now it's the retail arms gouging consumers. A bipartisan review of Victoria's retail electricity market reveals a failed experiment that has delivered the most inflated power bills in Australia.

Construction at the $360 million Mount Emerald Wind Farm near Mareeba reached an important milestone last week when the first of 53 turbine foundations was put in place.

Company to deliver more than 500MW in Australia over the next 12 Months

Cassini is on its final five full orbits of Saturn, getting close enough to directly "taste" its gases.

Growth of intensive units has potential to increase antibiotic resistance and could result in spread of bird flu beyond region

The use of antibiotics in factory farms in Asia is set to more than double in just over a decade, with potentially damaging effects on antibiotic resistance around the world.

Factory farming of poultry in Asia is also increasing the threat of bird flu spreading beyond the region, with more deadly strains taking hold, according to a new report from a network of financial investors.

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