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Sarah Hearne
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Sarah Hearne is a PhD student studying marine ecology with a focus on niche separation in living and fossil fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She is a feminist with a particular interest in the issues facing women in STEM.
The UK government’s Ascension Island plan for asylum seekers is utterly preposterous
Besides being obviously callous, the government's repeated threats to send asylum seekers to Ascension Island are deeply unserious and completely unworkable
Hemlock is not a big threat to school children – crumbling pavements and busy roads are
Headlines warn of a poisonous plant endangering our children's lives, but we should be less worried about hemlock and more worried about the safety of our public footpaths and pavements
Tree planting schemes look fantastic on paper, but they won’t save us from climate change
Mass tree planting schemes are a simple and obvious way to sequester carbon and fight climate change. The only problem is, they almost certainly won't work.
A visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, the UK’s explicitly creationist tourist attraction
After decades of criticism for its creationist messages, how has Noah's Ark Zoo Farm changed? Sarah Hearne paid the zoo a visit, to find out.
Birdfeeders are very popular, but are they what’s best for our feathered friends?
A new study suggests that if we want to support a diverse population of bird species, we should focus less on feeders and more on wildlife gardening
Attempts to “bring back” the woolly mammoth distract us from vital conservationist goals
Eye-catching efforts to recreate the woolly mammoth may grab the headlines, but if we really want to atone for our ecological sins, we should look to protect species that are still here
ASMR: the emerging scientific quest to understand brain ‘tingles’
Science has only recently begun to explore ASMR - but the consistency of the reports from those who experience it suggest there's something worth understanding.
Are the claims for using coffee waste in the garden well grounded?
With a rise in suggestions for using coffee grounds in the garden, we take a look at the three most popular uses, to see what the evidence says
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