Science ClubScience Clubhttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013-05-21T09:38:09ZSquarespace'Ugly fish' in need of a datehttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/21/ugly-fish-in-need-of-a-date.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-21T09:27:38Z2013-05-21T09:27:38ZLondon Zoo are appealing to fish keepers worldwide to try and find a mate for a critically endangered, tropical, and perhaps lonesome, species. With only three left in captivity, the search is becoming desperate.]]>The Puffin census begins!http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/20/the-puffin-census-begins.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-20T11:09:39Z2013-05-20T11:09:39ZA puffin census will begin on the Farne Islands in Northumberland where thousands of burrows will be checked on eight islands around this area.]]>Keep calm and drill on: fracking debate gets heatedhttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/16/keep-calm-and-drill-on-fracking-debate-gets-heated.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-16T10:10:01Z2013-05-16T10:10:01ZAround the world, citizens are divided on the issue of fracking: will it be an answer to the need for renewable energy or will extracting shale gas do more harm to the environment than good?]]>Weddell seals found to be born with abnormally large brainshttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/15/weddell-seals-found-to-be-born-with-abnormally-large-brains.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-15T13:56:02Z2013-05-15T13:56:02ZWeddell seals are born with brains which are 70% the size of their parents, but a body mass of only 6-7%.]]>Barrier reef at risk from Australia’s export industryhttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/14/barrier-reef-at-risk-from-australias-export-industry.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-14T10:58:30Z2013-05-14T10:58:30ZThe Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s natural wonders. It is a place where people from all over the world flock to, in order to dive or snorkel in the waters that surround it and marvel at the vast array of colours and sea life that live there. One would expect a place as diverse and important as this to be protected, however the Great Barrier Reef is in danger from rapid industrialisation and under threat from the building of large ports, dredging, dumping and a 7,000 carrier ship highway.]]>Jelly invaders from space?http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/13/jelly-invaders-from-space.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-13T09:58:27Z2013-05-13T09:58:27ZThere is nothing better than a vacation in a hot and sunny climate over summer, especially one which involves the beach and tanning lotion. However, this idyllic scene can become painfully interrupted by a sharp sting from an elusive marine culprit!]]>European Parliament votes for fishing reformshttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/9/european-parliament-votes-for-fishing-reforms.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-09T13:27:24Z2013-05-09T13:27:24ZSince 2011, various campaigns have been launched in Europe with the sole purpose of radicalising the level of overfishing that occurs in European waters.]]>EU acts to prevent further bee declinehttp://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/8/eu-acts-to-prevent-further-bee-decline.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-08T09:19:39Z2013-05-08T09:19:39ZThe European commission is to ban the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid chemicals despite a majority vote not being reached.]]>Mozambique loses it's last known rhinocerous'http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/7/mozambique-loses-its-last-known-rhinocerous.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-07T09:45:20Z2013-05-07T09:45:20ZThe last known rhinoceroses in Mozambique have been wiped out by poachers. It has emerged that this was made possible due to the fact that these poachers were working alongside the rangers that were tasked with protecting them.]]>Even baby sharks can bite!http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/2/even-baby-sharks-can-bite.htmlGap Year Blog2013-05-02T09:57:40Z2013-05-02T09:57:40ZShark embryos are apparently as deadly as the older members of their family can be. It has been discovered that shark embryos eat their littermates in the womb, with the largest embryo eating all but one of its siblings.]]>
London Zoo are appealing to fish keepers worldwide to try and find a mate for a critically endangered, tropical, and perhaps lonesome, species. With only three left in captivity, the search is becoming desperate.]]>
Around the world, citizens are divided on the issue of fracking: will it be an answer to the need for renewable energy or will extracting shale gas do more harm to the environment than good?]]>
Weddell seals are born with brains which are 70% the size of their parents, but a body mass of only 6-7%.]]>
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s natural wonders. It is a place where people from all over the world flock to, in order to dive or snorkel in the waters that surround it and marvel at the vast array of colours and sea life that live there. One would expect a place as diverse and important as this to be protected, however the Great Barrier Reef is in danger from rapid industrialisation and under threat from the building of large ports, dredging, dumping and a 7,000 carrier ship highway.]]>
There is nothing better than a vacation in a hot and sunny climate over summer, especially one which involves the beach and tanning lotion. However, this idyllic scene can become painfully interrupted by a sharp sting from an elusive marine culprit!]]>
Since 2011, various campaigns have been launched in Europe with the sole purpose of radicalising the level of overfishing that occurs in European waters.]]>
The European commission is to ban the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid chemicals despite a majority vote not being reached.]]>
The last known rhinoceroses in Mozambique have been wiped out by poachers. It has emerged that this was made possible due to the fact that these poachers were working alongside the rangers that were tasked with protecting them.]]>
Shark embryos are apparently as deadly as the older members of their family can be. It has been discovered that shark embryos eat their littermates in the womb, with the largest embryo eating all but one of its siblings.]]>