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!
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 10:58AM | tagged jellyfish, malta, marine research, nature, news, science | in Science Club 
Fairy circles are typically circular barren patches of land that are usually found in the grasslands of western Southern Africa.
Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 11:59AM | tagged Namibia, fairy circles, nature, science | in Science Club 
A team of scientists has discovered an unusually large amount of bacteria living in a community on the sea floor at the deepest point on Earth – the Mariana Trench.
Researchers have found a new day of tracking the movement of rare and hard to find species. They took the sucked blood from flies to discover what they had been feeding on. This led them to identify various endangered species.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 12:07PM | tagged Endangered species, IIUCN, Red List, flies, leeches, mammals, research, science, tracking | in Science Club 
A recent news article involving the discovery of a decapitated crocodile head on a beach in St. Lucia, South Africa has gone viral. The victim, which appears to be a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), may have met its match at the hands (or fins) of a Great White Shark.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 3:57PM | tagged crocodiles, fight, great white shark, nature, science | in Science Club 
On April 26th, 1986 a catastrophic nuclear accident took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The explosion and fire associated with this event released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere.The impact of the explosion on the local flora and fauna was dramatic with after-effects expected to be seen for another 100 years.
A large shellfish reef has been found on the west coast of the U.K and experts think it could be the biggest of its kind. The site has been found in Lock Alsh, which is a sea inlet between Skye and the Scottish mainland. It contains 100 millions rare shellfish – Flame Shells (Limaria Hians) and covers 4.6 square miles (7.5 sq km).
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 4:12PM | tagged coral, flame shells, marine, science, scotland, shellfish | in Science Club With recent disappointments in our ability to conserve and protect species in their natural habitats there has been some new focus on how we can maintain stable population ex situ. One such research program has begun in Brasilia Zoo; this study aims to clone 8 species of endangered species from South America, including jaguars, monkeys, wolves and deer. 
Friday, November 16, 2012 at 1:09PM | tagged cloning, dinosaurs, genetically modified, research, science | in Science Club 
The Tanzania government has formally applied to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fuana and Flora (Cites) to allow it to legally sell its ivory stockpile. The selling of the stockpile, which is estimated at over a 100 tonnes, has been heavily criticised by environmentalists and labelled ‘confusing’ and ‘ludicrous’.
Last week at the World Conservation Congress, the ICUN passed two motions it hopes will benefit wild elephants. This move comes after poaching of African elephants has drastically increased. The elephants are killed for the ivory even though the trade of ivory was banned in 1989. From 1950 to 1985, ivory exports increased from 200 to 1,000 tonnes per year.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 5:36PM | tagged Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, ICUN, World Conservation Congress, africa, cites, elephants, ivory, news, poaching, science, updates | in Science Club 
