Victoria Gill
Science Correspondent at BBC
@BBCNews science bod. Radio/podcast blabberer. Northerner. Feminist. Has world’s cutest dog. (Frivolous travels / pet worship on insta: sciencey_vic)
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1 week ago |
envirolink.org | Victoria Gill
The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK’s saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature’s fight against climate change. It is now calling for these muddy, tidal habitats to be added to the official UK inventory of how much carbon is emitted and how much is removed from our atmosphere every year.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Victoria Gill
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report findsVictoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsWWFSaltmarshes are buffer zones between the land and the sea and act as natural flood defencesThe UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK's saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature's fight against climate change.
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3 weeks ago |
correiobraziliense.com.br | Victoria Gill
Chimpanzés em Uganda, na África, foram observados usando plantas medicinais, de várias formas, para tratar feridas abertos e outras lesões. Em uma pesquisa que dá continuidade à descoberta feita no ano passado — de que os chimpanzés procuram e consomem plantas para se automedicar —, cientistas acompanharam e observaram os animais para entender como eles lidam com ferimentos.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Victoria Gill
Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsWatch: wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants - in multiple ways - to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals using plants for first aid, both on themselves and occasionally on each other.
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1 month ago |
envirolink.org | Victoria Gill
One of the world’s most endangered amphibians – the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl – has thrived after being released in artificial wetlands, scientists have discovered. In a study that provides hope for the long-term future of a creature that was pushed to the brink of extinction, scientists released 18 captive-bred axolotls in restored and artificial wetland close to Mexico City.
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Wild chimpanzees filmed using plants for forest 'first aid' - treating wounds on themselves and each other https://t.co/24PPbLaXZO
An informative, educational AND entertaining ep of Inside Science up on @BBCSounds Deep ocean exploration, the science of war and a gorgeous birthday audio time capsule of Sir David Attenborough. The excellent @PennySarchet brings us the science news https://t.co/eTlvY1bWpw
RT @Natures_Voice: Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated…
