Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Environment’

Comments made during a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience have reignited debate over the unintended consequences of international aid programmes. Galante argues that a well-intentioned malaria intervention contributed to ecological damage and food insecurity in parts of southern Africa INR Report: Based on reporting by David Lindfield for Slay News HERE · Wildlife biologist and television presenter Forrest Galante has criticised the…

Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of the American Dream blog, · For decades, we were told to ignore any of the strange reports that we were hearing about Antarctica. Experts assured us that nothing unusual was going on and that there wasn’t anything to be concerned about. Of course we couldn’t go investigate for ourselves, because as you will see below, there are 72 areas of Antarctica that only those with a special permit are…

Spiders don’t normally create such large colonies, so no need to fear finding one in your basement · Credit: Getty  Ezzy Pearson - BBC Science Focus · Arachnophobes best look away now, because a group of scientists have found what could be the biggest spider colony in the world. · The web is 106 square metres (1,140 square feet) in size and is thought to be home to up to 111,000 spiders. That’s roughly half the size of a tennis court. ·…