84 source-backed science facts — each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source.
“the basin’s fresh water—21% of the world’s surface supply—”
“one race of the Fun Race does less harm than ten people walking in the Roraima national park”
“the global building stock is expected to double.”
“the hottest year ever recorded could arrive by 2030”
“the government is preparing to consult on softening this to 50 per cent after industry backlash”
“A £400million commitment by Ed Miliband to help support the rainforest has been shelved after Rachel Reeves voiced "optics concerns".”
“Since data collection started over two decades ago, only once has the tipping point arrived even earlier, when it came on June 26 in 2022.”
“up to 30% of the planet’s existing genetic diversity will vanish by as early as 2050”
“The number of people around the world who consider climate change a 'very' or 'somewhat' serious threat to individuals in their nation has climbed to three quarters (75%) for the first time, according to a worldwide study.”
“Scientists engaged in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence may have heard not a peep in 50 years”
“The researchers found that using only 0.12% sodium alginate, the material could withstand about 25% more pressure and be printed about 33% faster.”
“demonstrate one thing”
“sued after Racine, Wis., withheld public records on a data center’s water consumption for seven months”
“"MCS knows of at least 135 Scottish coastal sites with one or more of these pipes.”
“Buildings and construction collectively account for 39 percent of global energy-related carbon emissions, according to the World Green Building Council—28 percent from operational energy use and 11 percent from materials and construction.”
“climate scientists predict the hottest year ever recorded could arrive by 2030.”
“The UK accounts for under one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.”
“The fund aims to create a $125billion (£94.7billion) forest conservation fund using a mix of public funding and private money.”
“"We are three months too early compared to a healthy state," he said.”
“According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, that head count is also likely an undercount, with the actual number of insect species topping out at anywhere from 14 million to 20 million—or more …”
“The 75% figure represents the highest level of global public anxiety documented by the Poll since its launch in 2019, when the proportion stood at just under seven in 10 (69%).”
“Fewer than one‑third of data centers currently track water usage”
“"there are many places where they don't cause a problem but 63% of tested beaches aren't recommended by MCS because of pollution, a percentage which is set to go higher with tougher standards from 2015.”
“While glaciers in the Swiss Alps began retreating about 170 years ago, the melting has been relatively modest until recent decades.”
“A total of 54,000 species were detected among the 1.6 million insects.”
“the share of adults viewing climate change as a 'very serious' threat has fallen from over half (54%) to just under (49% – though still exceeding the 40% global average).”
“"We're recommending 39 beaches for excellent water quality this year, which is good, but poor quality bathing water carries health risks.”
“Record-breaking temperatures have topped 40°C across parts of Europe this week, causing havoc across the continent, piling pressure on hospitals and first responders, and resulting in several deaths.”
“That method yielded an estimate of 2,400 Microgastrinae species in the ACG and a whopping 333,000 insect species overall.”
“Eight high-income countries – Kuwait, Croatia, Spain, Ireland, Denmark, Canada, New Zealand and the UK – have witnessed drops of at least 10 percentage points.”
“stay out of the sea at any beach for at least 48 hours after heavy storms”
“Children who are exclusively breastfed during their first six months of life show lower risks of ADHD symptoms, a new study has found.”
“including trees—with 1,500 species in the ACG compared to 73,000 across the planet”
“Three quarters of people worldwide now see climate change as a serious threat – the highest we've ever recorded”
“Results were not available for six beaches in the west Highlands, all of which were MCS recommended in last year's guide.”
“The researchers analysed data from more than 37,000 children born in Norway between 1999 and 2009, tracking breastfeeding patterns and following up at ages three, five and eight.”
“at least six different types of verification may be necessary”
“four in five people (79%) in high income countries still consider climate change to be at least a 'somewhat serious' threat to their fellow citizens.”
“up to 26m tonnes of fish, worth an estimated $23bn (£16bn), are landed illegally each year”
“peaking with exclusive breastfeeding up to six months.”
“and initially, in a very government way, they said, ‘What if we did 100 species?’”
“while half (49%) regard climate change as a 'very serious' threat, just one in five (20%) believe most others in their country share that view.”
“Eighty percent of the world's fish stocks are deemed to be fully or overexploited.”
“The study found that participants breastfed fully for fewer than four months on average.”
“In February, Colossal announced another partnership, this one with the Museum of the Future in Dubai, where scientists are looking to cryopreserve cell and tissue samples from more than 10,000 species.”
“This disparity is most pronounced in Portugal (42 percentage points) and the United States (41).”
“We've released four families of animals into the wild here at Knapdale.”
“The result, the researchers concluded, was the new 20-million estimate for the number of insect species that call Earth home.”
“Three beavers disappeared last August after reports of unauthorised shooting in the trial area.”
“Two miles downstream from the beavers at Barnluasgan is Seafield Farm where Jane Allan manages holiday cottages and makes baskets.”
“Mrs Allan added that three beavers have turned a "fairly small marshy puddle" into a little loch and she thinks such change will continue.”
“After a 400 year absence from Britain they wasted no time in getting to work.”
“The first 12 months of this five year trial have seen their ups and downs.”
“Scotland's first baby beavers in four centuries would not be welcomed by all.”
“A team of researchers will spend a month at sea, studying a region of water in the North Atlantic.”
“The 26-strong team of researchers and technicians will return to the UK at the end of May, and plan to release its findings soon after.”
“promised $500m (£346m) to study the impact of the spill and response efforts on the environment over the next 10 years”
“"Our concerns are digging up 73 acres of metropolitan open land, the ecological and environmental damage that will do, [and] the issue that it will have with all the locals for 10 years while they're doing all that building work."”
“while the Welsh government is understood to require 3,500 reverse vending machines to handle glass at the outset of the DRS scheme in Wales”
“the proposal from Exchange for Change is to launch with 100 suitable machines around the country”
“if you look at any deposit return scheme as it's being rolled out in all of the 40-plus nations that it's currently running in”
“More than 100 scientists will be involved in the study, which will continue until the middle of June.”
“The researchers will not have a fixed base, spending the entire six weeks on the road following outbreaks of severe weather.”
“up to 26m tonnes of fish, worth an estimated $23bn (£16bn), are landed illegally each year.”
“The researchers sequenced the genome of the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pathovar aesuli (Pae) from three samples collected from different locations within the UK.”
“They compared them with samples from the only other recorded case, taken from an Indian horse chestnut in India in the 1960s.”
“Researchers from Sydney, Australia recruited more than 600 people aged either over 80 or over 65 with a history of falls.”
“scientists have long known that storms can create waves some 20m high.”
“The researchers found that the induced bottom stress was still critical at depths of up to 90m.”
“The scientists based their study on the observations of the powerful category 4 Hurricane Ivan that raked the Gulf of Mexico in 2004.”
“They installed six large sensors on the seafloor to record changes induced by hurricanes in underwater currents.”
“Home energy use accounts for nearly one-third of Scotland's carbon emissions”
“Graham Madge, a Met Office climate spokesperson, said if the result was verified, it would also have beaten the previous record temperature for June — when 35.6C (96F) was reached 50 years ago during the 1976 heatwave.”
“Scientists from the World Weather Attribution say a heatwave of this magnitude so early in the summer would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago.”
“During that time, they built six dams, one of which was the biggest in England, researchers at the University of Leeds said.”
“The estimated climate impact from this jet over a fortnight is roughly equivalent to those from 78 people on average over a whole year.”
“The global average yearly greenhouse gas emissions for an individual is 6.56t CO2e, according to EU data.”
“Fifa has committed to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and to reaching net-zero by 2040.”
“A 2025 report from Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) estimated the overall carbon footprint of this World Cup could reach nine million tonnes of CO2e.”
“The charity is encouraging people to "fish for the facts" as part of its Trent30 Challenge, which is asking anglers to document their catches via an app over the next 12 months in the hope of finding 30 species rolling in its midst.”
“According to the Canal and River Trust, the idea was proposed by author JW Martin in a 1906 book, external, and is mentioned by earlier poets.”
“Marcus Bowles, a Trent Rivers Trust fisheries apprentice and keen angler, said finding 30 different species in a year was a tough challenge and would require different fishing techniques.”
“Alongside a tiny, neat sketch of the fossil dated 9 December 1985 he has written "vertebra of large reptile", noting it was about 10cm wide.”
“From the size of this tail bone, the scientists estimate the Antarctic Titanosaur was about 23ft (7m) in length.”
