Here are the latest “Science and Environment” News headlines from the BBC via Hawaii Science Digest. Views expressed in this science and technology news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by the BBC in London. Accessed on 30 May 2019, 0330 UTC.
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Climate change link to puffin deaths
Climate change played a role in the deaths of thousands of puffins in Alaska, according to a study.
‘Stagnation’ risk for UK science future
£20bn boost is needed to achieve the government’s vision of a science-led economy, according to a study.
Last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies
The future of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino has been struck a blow, with the death of Malaysia’s last male.
‘Millions lack access to green spaces’
Millions of people in Great Britain live more than a 10-minute walk away from their nearest park or green space, a study calculates.
Volunteers needed to spot bug’s ‘spittle’
Photographer ‘overwhelmed’ by eagle photo response
Students walk out in global climate strike
Features
The last (plastic) straw: Who’s banning them?
‘1202’: The code that nearly scuppered Apollo 11
Many airlines ‘don’t allow’ CO2 offsetting
Snakebite ‘like hammer smashing my hand’
The islands that closed down for repairs
Watch/Listen
Malaysia to send back imported waste
Is your phone voice assistant sexist?
Million dollar idea: The microscope
‘Overlooked by the adults’
Lift off for SpaceX broadband project
Latest Updates
Helen Briggs
BBC Environment correspondent
Climate change played a role in the deaths of thousands of puffins in Alaska, according to a study.
Department of Energy announces plan to spread “molecules of US freedom” throughout the world.
Clive Coleman
Legal correspondent, BBC News
Evidence against eight fraud defendants had been “cut-and-pasted” from the witness’s other cases.
News from Elsewhere…
…as found by BBC Monitoring
Russia’s top nuclear research facility plans to buy diamante-encrusted religious icons as ‘souvenir products’.
Boston Tea Party hit the headlines when it revealed banning single-use cups had caused sales to plunge.
Dana Petroleum admits breaching regulations after the incident involving more than 80 tonnes of chemicals off Shetland.
Generation Z are forcing companies to become more ethical, according to an academic.
Kevin Keane
BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent
The Scottish government policy of converting forestry land into farms needs looked at again due to the “climate emergency”, it is claimed.
Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst
Energy efficiency is more important in the battle against climate change than wind and solar power, research shows
Helen Briggs
BBC Environment correspondent
The future of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino has been struck a blow, with the death of Malaysia’s last male.