http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:09 +0000en-GBSquarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.157 (http://www.squarespace.com)MadagascarZoological Society of LondonendangeredfishGap Year BlogTue, 21 May 2013 09:27:38 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/21/ugly-fish-in-need-of-a-date.html977976:11279380:33737079London 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.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33737079.xmlScience Clubbirdscensusfarne islandsnorthumberlandpuffinsscotlandseabirdsGap Year BlogMon, 20 May 2013 11:09:39 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/20/the-puffin-census-begins.html977976:11279380:33733374A puffin census will begin on the Farne Islands in Northumberland where thousands of burrows will be checked on eight islands around this area.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33733374.xmlScience Clubenvirnment newsfrackingrenewable energysustainabilityGap Year BlogThu, 16 May 2013 10:10:01 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/16/keep-calm-and-drill-on-fracking-debate-gets-heated.html977976:11279380:33721092Around 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?]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33721092.xmlScience Clubantarcticarcticevolutionprenatal developmentweddell sealsGap Year BlogWed, 15 May 2013 13:56:02 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/15/weddell-seals-found-to-be-born-with-abnormally-large-brains.html977976:11279380:33717703Weddell seals are born with brains which are 70% the size of their parents, but a body mass of only 6-7%.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33717703.xmlGreat Barrier ReefScience ClubsavethereefGap Year BlogTue, 14 May 2013 10:58:30 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/14/barrier-reef-at-risk-from-australias-export-industry.html977976:11279380:33713552The 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.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33713552.xmlScience Clubjellyfishmaltamarine researchnaturenewsscienceGap Year BlogMon, 13 May 2013 09:58:27 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/13/jelly-invaders-from-space.html977976:11279380:33691286There 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!]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33691286.xmlEUScience Clubcommercial fishingeuropean policyfish stockssustainable fishingGap Year BlogThu, 09 May 2013 13:27:24 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/9/european-parliament-votes-for-fishing-reforms.html977976:11279380:33622212Since 2011, various campaigns have been launched in Europe with the sole purpose of radicalising the level of overfishing that occurs in European waters.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33622212.xmlEUScience Clubbeescommercial cropspesticidesGap Year BlogWed, 08 May 2013 09:19:39 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/8/eu-acts-to-prevent-further-bee-decline.html977976:11279380:33616707The European commission is to ban the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid chemicals despite a majority vote not being reached.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33616707.xmlScience ClubpoachingrhinoGap Year BlogTue, 07 May 2013 09:45:20 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/7/mozambique-loses-its-last-known-rhinocerous.html977976:11279380:33612821The 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.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33612821.xmlScience ClubsharkGap Year BlogThu, 02 May 2013 09:57:40 +0000http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/2013/5/2/even-baby-sharks-can-bite.html977976:11279380:33526353Shark 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.]]>http://www.gapyearblog.info/science-club/rss-comments-entry-33526353.xml