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Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates
The founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens of millions of pounds in profit.
Rich Stockdale, the chief executive of Oxygen Conservation, said his model of “regenerative capitalism” was a “force for good” because it would offer investors significant profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, operating solar farms and holiday homes and installing new windfarms across its estates.
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Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions
Yangang Xing had never heard of organ-tuning books, but his colleague Andrew Knight often played the pipe organ at churches as a teenager.
When the pair, who are researchers at Nottingham Trent University, set out to study how environmental conditions in churches had changed over time, Knight explained that all over the country many organs had notebooks full of data tucked away in their recesses.
This article was first published by The Reengineer
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Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates in south Cornwall and Devon, wildlife charity says
Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas.
A mild winter followed by an exceptionally warm spring prompted unprecedented numbers of Mediterranean octopuses to take up residence along England’s south coast, from Penzance in Cornwall to south Devon.
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Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
“It was heart-wrenching,” says Andrea Sholl, recalling the Friday night last month when flood waters started rising inside Bar 125, the restaurant she and her husband, Martin, own in the Welsh border town of Monmouth.
The Sholls and a couple of colleagues were still clearing up after a busy evening serving diners when the building started to fill with water at about 1am.
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As rising seas salinise the soils of the Venice lagoon, scientists and chefs are turning to long-forgotten wild herbs
On the scrubby banks of the rural swathes of the Venice lagoon, an evening chorus of cicadas underscores the distant whine of farmers’ three-wheeled minivans. Dotted along the brackish fringes of the cultivated plots are scatterings of silvery-green bushes – sea fennel.
This plant is a member of a group of remarkable organisms known as halophytes – plant species that thrive in saltwater. Long overlooked and found growing in the in-between spaces – saltmarshes, coastlines, the fringes of lagoons – halophytes straddle boundaries in both ecosystems and cuisines. But with shifting agricultural futures, this may be about to change.
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Unexpected arrival is a boon for birdlife in New Zealand, where there are only 500 takahē left
A pair of rare native New Zealand takahē birds who were believed infertile have stunned staff at the world’s largest urban eco-sanctuary, after hatching a “miracle” chick.
The roughly seven-week old chick was discovered inside Zealandia, a fully fenced eco-sanctuary 10 minutes from Wellington’s city centre, in November, but its arrival has been a closely guarded secret to ensure its safety.
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River Dart, Devon: It probably came here for the shoals of grey mullet, but just for a second, it’s more interested in me and my paddleboard
There’s a lull between the storms, and for the first time in days it’s calm enough to take out my stand-up paddleboard. It’s 7.30am, and on this sheltered tidal creek on the River Dart, the water is barely moving: a gentle pulse in the scum line along the beach is the last gasp of the tide’s energy.
When I join the main course of the Dart, the water state changes. Here the river is thick with leaves and smashed twigs, and it’s moving with purpose. A day’s worth of Dartmoor rain is flowing downstream, encouraged by the tide, which has just begun to ebb. I shorten my stroke, working hard to maintain momentum. My aim is to paddle a couple more masochistic kilometres upriver, then turn and enjoy an effortless glide downstream.
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Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes
Donald Trump, having promised to “NEVER LET OUR FARMERS DOWN”, appeared to come through for them this month when he unveiled a $12bn aid package. Industry leaders say thousands of farms will still go bust this year.
While the US president has vowed to increase domestic farm production, and even claimed this formed a “big part” of his plan to lower grocery prices for Americans, many US farmers are grappling with mounting financial issues – compounded by Trump’s agenda.
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Studies show crustaceans can learn, remember, solve problems and form relationships
Crustaceans are a festive season staple for many families, particularly in Australia where an estimated 18.5m kilograms of prawns and more than 150,000 lobsters are eaten over Christmas and new year.
Globally, trillions are caught and consumed each year. Australia is a major producer, with prawn, lobster and crab industries valued at more than $1bn.
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The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North Sea
Allie Wharf’s career unfolded amid conflict. As a senior foreign producer for Newsnight, she reported on Iraq and Afghanistan. Just two years ago, she was filming mass graves in Ukraine.
But burnt out by wars, and after a detour farming ducks in Tanzania, Wharf has now settled on the quiet north Norfolk coast. Here, alongside her life and business partner, Willie Athill, she has embarked on a different kind of mission: the creation of Europe’s largest natural oyster reef.
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Prema rezultatima novog istraživanja, protein ACE2 može igrati zaštitnu ulogu protiv dva uobičajena stanja, visokog krvnog tlaka (hipertenzija) i dijabetesa tipa 2, koja pogađaju milijune ljudi diljem svijeta.
Australski znanstvenici otkrili su da gen TAK1 pomaže stanicama raka da prežive napad imunološkog sustava, otkrivajući mehanizam koji može ograničiti učinkovitost imunoterapijskih tretmana. Imunoterapije raka mogu vrlo dobro funkcionirati, ali u nekim slučajevima ne daju dobre rezultate zbog ugrađenih procesa preživljavanja tumora koji im pomažu da se odupru napadu imunološkog sustava.
Nova studija pokazuje da odrasli koji ostaju tjelesno aktivni tijekom cijele odrasle dobi imaju znatno nižu prevalenciju metaboličkog sindroma u dobi od 61 godine od onih čija tjelesna aktivnost u slobodno vrijeme ostaje niska. Međutim, tjelesna aktivnost u ranoj i kasnoj odrasloj dobi, posebno vježbe jačanja mišića, može ublažiti rizike povezane s ranijom neaktivnošću.
Španjolski znanstvenici identificirali su učinkovitu strategiju za smanjenje strukturnog oštećenja jetre i poboljšanje funkcije jetrenih krvnih žila kod ciroze jetre. Jednako tako, otkrili su ključni upalni mehanizam koji doprinosi oštećenju jetre i koji bi mogao biti usmjeren na razvoj novih tretmana za bolest koja je odgovorna za više od milijun smrtnih slučajeva diljem svijeta svake godine.
Djevojke koje su cijepljene protiv humanog papiloma virusa (HPV) nisu samo dobro zaštićene od raka vrata maternice, naime, one također imaju manju vjerojatnost da će razviti teške prekancerozne lezije vulve (stidnica) i vagine (rodnica), posebno ako su cijepljene prije 17. godine, pokazala je nova studija.
Žene dramatično češće od muškaraca pate od sindroma iritabilnog crijeva (IBS), kroničnog stanja koje uzrokuje bol u trbuhu, nadutost i probavne smetnje. Sada su američki znanstvenici otkrili da hormon estrogen aktivira prethodno nepoznate putove u debelom crijevu koji mogu izazvati bol i učiniti ženska crijeva osjetljivijima na određenu hranu i njihove produkte razgradnje.
Eksperimentalni lijek razvijen na Northwestern University pokazao je obećavajuće rezultate kao rana intervencija za Alzheimerovu bolest. Jednako tako, znanstvenici su uspjeli identificirat prethodno nepoznatu visoko toksičnu podvrstu beta-amiloidnih oligomera - toksične klastere peptida - koji, čini se, pokreću nekoliko najranijih promjena u mozgu, uključujući neuronsku disfunkciju, upalu i aktivaciju imunoloških stanica.
Gestacijski dijabetes može uzrokovati mnoštvo komplikacija kod potomstva, ali do danas razlozi nisu u potpunosti shvaćeni. Nova studija otkriva da gestacijski dijabetes mijenja posteljicu na molekularnoj razini na načine koji nikada prije nisu viđeni.
Nedavno provedeno istraživanje je otkrilo da niske razine folata, vitamina B esencijalnog za rast stanica, mogu izazvati specifične genetske promjene pronađene u nekoliko ljudskih karcinoma, uključujući tumore pluća.
Konzumiranje više sira i vrhnja s visokim udjelom masti može biti povezano s nižim rizikom od razvoja demencije, pokazuju rezultati nove studije Ova studija ne dokazuje da konzumiranje sira i vrhnja s visokim udjelom masti smanjuje rizik od demencije, već samo pokazuje povezanost.
