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A vital warning from experts is to avoid looking at the sun even when it appears to have dimmed during the eclipse. Looking with the naked eye could cause severe, permanent damage to eyesight. Mohamed Elalfy, a consultant ophthalmologist and president of the Royal College of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, said: “Crucially, the retina…
A partial solar eclipse is set to be visible across the South West and Channel Islands on Wednesday evening. The entire event is set to last about one hour and 50 minutes, starting at about 18:20 BST and finishing by 20:10. People viewing the solar eclipse from Guernsey are expected to see about 94% coverage….
The financial security was a major factor for Jessie and Joe in their decision. Environment Bank gives Greenbank Farm lease payments as well as paying the couple to help manage the land through the livestock grazing and hay cutting. “One of the main things for us is that it’s 30 years of guaranteed income,” Jessie…
In March 2025, it announced it would close to the public for the rest of the year because of financial struggles. Wild Futures said the sanctuary began when it started rescuing woolly monkeys from the pet trade. “We are proud that we were the first Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries accredited wildlife sanctuary in Europe,…
Jackie, the bald eagle who has gained worldwide fame over the years, has been diagnosed with anemia and is in “critical” condition. Jackie and her partner, Shadow, have been watched by millions of people over the years through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, run by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley in California….
Nasa astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Thursday to install mounting hardware. The hardware will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays. The spacewalk lasted 6.5 hours.
Warmer weather is leading to an increase in “vulnerable and fragile” seahorses being disturbed, conservationists have said. Seahorses are legally protected in the UK and anyone intending to seek them out or photograph them must have a licence. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) said it was stepping up efforts to inform people of the law…
The government is already on course to miss its legally binding target of restoring 77% of England’s waters to good ecological status by 2027 – a goal the environmental watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection, has warned will be missed by a “considerable margin”. It’s now investigating both the government and the Environment Agency over…
Marmots – chubby, ground-dwelling squirrels – are the latest stars on the adult platform OnlyFans. That’s thanks to the efforts of Colorado-based biologist Dr Daniel Blumstein, the head of a long-running field study on marmots, who was worried about its financial future after federal funding to universities was cut. Blumstein told the BBC he recently…
A new crater may have been made on the Moon after a SpaceX rocket was believed to have crashed into the surface. The empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was due to strike the Moon about 5,400mph (8,700km/h) on Wednesday 5 August. However it could be days or even weeks we see any…
