Category : science

science / science - 4 years ago

Police end Greenpeace blockade of BP HQ

London police said Monday they had detained all 10 Greenpeace activists who had blocked the entrances to BP's global headquarters to convince the British energy giant to halt oil and gas exploration. The environmental organisation encased activists...

science / science - 4 years ago

Wingmoms: How bonobo mothers help their sons find love

A new study has described the outsized role bonobo moms play in their sons' sex lives: from pulling rank to ensure their male offspring get to meet attractive ovulating females, to interfering with male rivals' attempts to mate. The paper was publis...

science / science - 4 years ago

Gardens of the future spring up at Chelsea Flower Show

Gardens of the future are being unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, where green-fingered designers have imagined innovative solutions to help combat climate change. "If we don't have plants, we are going to be in trouble," said designer T...