GCS BIOLOGY

[GCS_Community @gcs_community]

Over Christmas we watched in horror as more than 30,000 square miles of Australian bush burned and 480 million + animals perished. It is still ablaze. Experts say bush fires have always been, but climate change is key to understanding their recent ferocity. Join our debate.

[BBC Science News @BBCScienceNews]

Climate change: Greenland ice melt 'is accelerating' https://t.co/dx11RYpils

[GCS BIOLOGY @GCS_biology]

As if we need anymore reason to be excited for Borneo 2020 😲

[Operation Wallacea @opwall]

Time for another camera trap of the week! We are going with birds again this time - can you guess which species this is, and in which of our sites it might have been filmed? #cameratrap #birds #opwall

[BBC Science News @BBCScienceNews]

Climate change: ‘Clear and unequivocal’ emergency, say scientists https://t.co/ZcNk8nbyYy

[GCS BIOLOGY @GCS_biology]

So excited for @BodyWorldsLDN today!!! There’s an information email in your school inbox for those attending the trip with me today. See you all in the dining hall at 8:30am, with your lunch and a pen or 2.

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The world's first malaria vaccine is being rolled out in parts of Kenya from today, @BBCNews reports. The vaccine will be added to the country’s routine vaccination schedule, and more than 300,000 children are expected to receive it in the next three years https://t.co/rdboYjE4Pd

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

98% of Costa Rica's power already comes from #renewables. Half of the land is covered by forest. They're aiming to transform their entire economy to have a zero carbon footprint.

It can be done. Let's get moving. #GreenNewDeal.

#ActOnClimate #climate #energy #go100re

[Operation Wallacea @opwall]

Each week in Borneo students completed a marine litter survey. Across the season we collected 207 plastic bags, 155 plastic bottles, 158 bottle caps, 269 straws/plastic cutlery, 441 food packets/containers, 15,849 plastic/polystyrene pieces, 1349 cigarette butts and 24 nappies!

[WWF UK @wwf_uk]

There was worldwide outcry when the Notre Dame cathedral was on fire. Why is there not the same level of outrage for the fires destroying the #AmazonRainforest?

[BBC Science News @BBCScienceNews]

Women in science: Smashing glass ceilings and glass walls https://t.co/KvBDAMmY1k

[WWF UK @wwf_uk]

#PlasticFreeJuly has arrived! Are you taking part in this global movement to say no to single-use plastic?

It may feel impossible to avoid plastic, but we can all play our part to refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle - and #FightForYourWorld. 🐢

[GCS BIOLOGY @GCS_biology]

How the garden snail could help solve the antibiotics crisis https://t.co/D9l2uL3m7x

[WWF UK @wwf_uk]

An estimated 90% of seabirds and around 50% of marine turtles have plastic in their stomachs. We can't let this become the norm - it's time for solutions. #PassOnPlastic #WorldOceansDay

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

Eight simple ways to help our oceans!

#WorldOceansDay

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

A mysterious and deadly disease is devastating Florida's coral reefs

#WorldOceansDay

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

Rob Thomson turns ocean plastic into kayaks!

#WorldOceansDay

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

Could seaweed be the solution to our growing plastic problem?
#WorldEnvironmentDay @BBC

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

We all want to do our bit to protect the environment 🌍

So we want schools to stop using plastic bags, straws, bottles and food packaging and go single-use plastic free by 2022 🍃 #WorldEnvironmentDay

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

Malaysia is tired of taking in plastic waste from rich countries

[Operation Wallacea @opwall]

Sad news last week as a female Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle died at Suzhou Zoo in China. All three known remaining individuals of this species are male, meaning this species is now functionally extinct: https://t.co/LqLTOMAd5L