British identity MORE people in Blackburn with Darwen are identifying as English than before the EU referendum, figures suggest. That’s according to the Office for National Statics Annual Population Survey, which asks a sample of local people how they would describe their national identity. The survey shows 47 per cent of people in Blackburn with Darwen identified as English in the year to June 2020, up from 41 per cent four years earlier, in the run-up to the EU referendum. The proportion who described themselves as British stayed broadly the same, at 59 per cent. In the survey, people can identify as British, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh or “other”. Respondents can choose as many options as they think apply to them, so could choose English and British as dual identities.
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How did the Galapagos Islands, a region that looks like an okay area to inhabit, have so many unique ecological habitats?
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Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Galapagos is an eastern pacific archipelago globally recognized for being such an iconic biological hotspot. It is home to dozens, if not hundreds, of unique endemic species, making it one of UNESCO s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) heavily protected heritage sites and marine biological reserves.
It is the area s affluent ecological state that inspired Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution. When the theorist was hitting a low in his life, his journey to the Galapagos sparked an ember in him to study the nature of life.
Credit: Alexander Forryan
New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is able to sustain its unique wildlife habitats.
The Galápagos archipelago, rising from the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean some 900 kilometres off the South American mainland, is an iconic and globally significant biological hotspot. The islands are renowned for their unique wealth of endemic species, which inspired Charles Darwin s theory of evolution and today underpins one of the largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Marine Reserves on Earth.
Scientists have known for decades that the regional ecosystem is sustained by upwelling of cool, nutrient-rich deep waters, which fuel the growth of the phytoplankton upon which the entire ecosystem thrives.