A wildlife site feared that its colony of breeding common terns had been lost after bird flu last year killed 200. But now the latest count at WWT Washington Wetland Centre has shown that things have taken a turn for the better as around 50 of the birds have returned to nest at the River …
A Tyneside-led project has investigated how 170 acres of Rome “jam packed” with archaeology repeatedly changed across eight centuries. An international team of archaeologists, led by Newcastle University and working with a mix of experts from different disciplines, has meticulously studied the transformation of an area in southeast Rome, near the Coliseum. Newcastle University professor …
The revival of a largely empty Tyneside sixties office block into a thriving centre for artists and the local community has landed a national award. The NewBridge Project’s move into the five storey Shieldfield Centre in Newcastle, with conversion work achieved on a tight budget, has won this year’s Architect’s Journal Small Projects Sustainability Prize. …
Dateline: The Ninth of June. And what better day to muse about, as Geordie Ridley tells us, as the date they went to Blaydon Races in 1862. As symmetry would have it, 1862 was 162 years ago and Newcastle United must be the only football club to have an anthem of that vintage. It is …
More evidence has emerged of what was a widespread campaign in the North East for the abolition of slavery. Efforts ranged from buying the freedom of a slave and raising petitions to present to Parliament, to the work of famous engraver Thomas Bewick, a leading anti-slavery figure. Ten years ago part of a bowl of …
The first full count of puffins for five years is under way on the Farne Islands after disruption caused by the Covid pandemic restrictions and bird flu. The census will be pivotal for obtaining a complete picture of how the popular seabirds are faring, with limited sample surveys across only two to four islands over …
Too little effort is being made to save thousands of the world’s most threatened species, a North East-led study has found. The work by Durham University has revealed alarming gaps in the implementation of conservation measures, leading to a catastrophic loss of species. The research shows that most terrestrial plant and animal at risk of …
Just popping out for a breath of fresh air, you say. But how fresh is that air? Air pollution is a major issue for Dr Laura Keast, Doctor in Training in Public Health Medicine. She will be expanding on her concerns in her talk Dirty Air — why should we care? on Saturday June 29 …
Missing out on dialogue with your dog? Then breeding could be to blame. A study from researchers at Durham University has found that the process of domestication and selective breeding has limited the ability of domestic dogs to use facial expressions to convey emotions as effectively as their wolf ancestors. The research used an extended …
A rubbish artwork has been installed on a town’s seafront. Made from litter collected along the North Tyneside coast, the six-foot fish sculpture has been sited opposite the Spanish City Dome in Whitley Bay, as part of the council’s campaign to cut plastic waste. The fish replaces a similar creation, Martin the Seal, who made …
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