Researchers in Tasmania have trialled a portable oral swab test that can detect devil facial tumour disease in the field, hoping it may identify tumours before symptoms appear in wild populations.
The UK government has opened a consultation on proposals requiring companies to check that commodities such as soy, palm oil and cocoa are not linked to illegal deforestation overseas, Defra announced.
Natural England says construction has started on a sustainable woodland centre at Yarner Wood in Devon, replacing the reserve's ageing visitor centre with year-round space for education, conservation and wellbeing activities.
An ABC report published on 31 October 2026 said videos appeared to show foreign-owned whale-watching firms in Tonga allowing tourists to touch and dive with humpback whales, despite regulations against both practices.
The Ministry of Defence has teamed up with the Trail Riders Fellowship for its Respect the Range campaign, promoting safe and responsible public access to Salisbury Plain Training Area while protecting military training and wildlife.
The Planning Inspectorate says development consent was granted on 27 October 2026 for the Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park, an 800MW solar, battery storage and grid connection project in England.
In the first year of the Spruce Site Assessment grant, 41 landowners surveyed more than 2,450 hectares of spruce woodland to address the threat of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, the Forestry Commission said on 20 October 2026.
NASA’s Landsat 9 imaged Bieszczady National Park on October 8, 2026, showing beech forests turning red and gold and tan patches of subalpine polonina meadows.
The CMA has proposed designating Microsoft with strategic market status in its business software ecosystem and opened a consultation, citing switching barriers for UK businesses and public sector organisations.
More than 7 hectares of riverbank and floodplain at Keswick Marsh in Norfolk were reshaped to reconnect the River Yare with surrounding land, the Environment Agency said on 13 October 2026.
NASA announced five winning teams in its Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table, awarding a combined $650,000. Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia took the $300,000 top prize for a modular food ecosystem concept.
A 43-minute dome show on wildlife in extreme Asian habitats was reported on September 15, 2026, with screenings from September 16, 2026, to June 14, 2027, at the Hong Kong Space Museum.
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