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TV Garden lets you explore lots of the free to air TV channels from around the world.

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Reasons To Be Cheerful published an interesting piece about migratory beekeepers in Yemen that move their hives to track the blooming seasons of the Sidr flower to produce the expensive Sidr honey. Practising migratory beekeeping increases the population of bees, but is not without its challenges from climate change, Malaria pesticide spraying, and illegal Sidr tree logging.

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Map of Polluting Woodburners In England & Wales

University College London published a detailed map of all the wood burners in England & Wales using data from Energy Performance Certificates (EPC). In 2022, domestic stoves produced 21.6% of UK PM 2.5 air pollution emissions, more than all road transport emissions.

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Signal Emitting Bacteria Detectors

Researchers at MIT have developed bacteria that can be added to crops and used as detectors that emit signals using colours of specific wavelengths. These colours can be monitored using hyperspectral imaging from 90 meters away to spot pollution and/or monitor soil health.

Science

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By Land And Sea

By Land And Sea is a great new website with lots of information about how to travel to and from Ireland, the UK, and Europe by ferry, rail, bus, and active travel, instead of flying in order to reduce emissions.

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Live London Underground Map

Ben James used the TFL API to create a live 3D map of the London Underground.

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Job Comparison Decision Tool

David Bauer built a handy tool that allows you to compare two job opportunities across impactful and fulfilling grouped categories such as work culture, skills match, job security, and agency, which produces graphs to help with your decision.

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Moon Dust Force Field

NASA tested a force field that deflects moon dust, on the moon! The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) was successfully tested on board the Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1.

Space

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What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?

The What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday? NASA website shows you a photo that the Hubble telescope took on the day and month of your birthday.

Space

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How To Decarbonise Your Life

Heatmap produced a useful and award-winning website with guides on how to decarbonise areas of your life, from your car, house efficiency and heating, travel, and food.