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BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh has the age of his heart assessed by artificial intelligence.

Early flowering and germination has been observed across much of south-east Australia, with scientists saying the climate is changing the way plants develop

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Orchids are blooming early in the shade house at Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens this winter.

“We usually don’t see these warmer temperatures until early spring,” orchid conservationist Alex McLachlan said.

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Australia is experiencing an unseasonably warm winter and experts are noticing some odd side effects in Australian flora. 'These warming temperatures are changing the way that plants would normally act and it can lead to decreases in population as there aren't enough pollinators out ready to pollinate the flowers,' explains orchid conservationist Alex McLachlan. Some orchid species, like the Caladenia valida, are flowering a month ahead of schedule at the Cranbourne botanic gardens in Melbourne

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Alongside the high-profile presidential elections on Sunday, Ecuadorians were asked to vote on continuing oil exploration in one of the most biodiverse locations on the planet.

German-headquartered European Energy Exchange (EEX) will require the green light from the EU’s antitrust authorities to acquire Nasdaq’s European power trading and clearing business, the European Commission said on Monday.

Commodity giant Cargill has applied two 37.5 meter high sails on one of its ships that could reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 30% on an average trip, paving the way for the technology to be used worldwide and reduce the global shipping fleet’s carbon footprint.

India's federal government over the weekend approved its ambitious National Green Hydrogen Mission, including both electrolysis-based and biomass-based hydrogen production methods in the scope of “green hydrogen”, though observers say major challenges must be overcome for the nation to earn its coveted role as a global hub.

Weather ballon climbs to 5,300 metres before temperature falls to 0C amid late summer heatwave

A Swiss weather balloon had to climb to an unprecedented 5,300 metres (17,400ft) before the temperature fell to 0C (32F), meteorologists have said, as a late summer heatwave and wildfires continue to pummel swathes of continental Europe.

A man was found dead in a blaze raging north of Athens on Monday as the Greek government warned of an “extreme” risk of fire across the country, while more than half of mainland France was placed under an amber heat alert.

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A large US retailer is partnering with a technology startup to capture CO2 in its manufacturing facilities and supply chain and convert that CO2 into yarn for an apparel collection, aiming to reach price parity with standard textiles such as lyocell and viscose.

European carbon allowance prices tracked volatile movements on gas markets on Monday as the risk of industrial action at Australian LNG terminals supported prices, while a below-market auction filtered in some weakness to the benchmark as it moved to trade flat as of midday to the prior settlement.

Rooftop solar is back pushing minimum demand levels to new record lows, and is about to take even bigger bites out of the coal industry's lunch.

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One of Australia’s big three ‘gentailers’ on Monday released its emissions plan, promising to launch a Scope 3 emissions reductions plan by the end of next year while remaining committed to offering clients power and gas products backed by carbon credits.

Australia closed consultation on its hydrogen strategy Friday, an update to its 2019 paper which was one of the first national hydrogen strategies and offered under the prior Coalition government.

A securities arm of China's Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) has inked a deal to secure domestically issued offsets from a Shanghai-listed environmental solution provider for the coming three years, as China is ramping up efforts to expand the scope of its national carbon market.

The Assistant Managers - Carbon Crediting Strategy and Coordination, will play a pivotal role in supporting the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme.

This tiny furry animal weighs less than a teaspoon of water – how is it alive?!

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Deforestation and forest degradation in Australia is being overlooked by overseas investors to their peril, a report released Monday warned, as biodiversity and nature loss becomes an increasingly material risk for companies and their financiers if not managed effectively.

Archaeologists fear dangerous precedent if court approves new beach facilities at site of Phaselis on the Mediterranean coast

The construction of tourist facilities on two beaches that were part of the ancient city of Phaselis – a tentative nominee for Unesco world heritage status – has caused outrage at what is claimed to be the latest example of the Turkish culture ministry sacrificing heritage for tourism.

The Alacasu and Bostanlık beaches, on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast in the province of Antalya, were part of Phaselis, a Greek and Roman settlement thought to be the birthplace of Plato’s student Theodectes. Despite having ruins dating back to the second century BC, the beaches have never been subject to an archaeological dig.

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The nation relies on tourism, yet many local people feel the right to enjoy these timeless places is being denied them

It was mid-August 1997; I was in my 20s and heading from Athens to the Aegean island of Sifnos with three friends. We hopped on a ship at the port of Piraeus and sailed out into the blue waters. Arriving late in the evening, we spent that first night on the beach, close to the port of Kamares.

It was bliss: the lapping of gentle waves a few metres away and the distant music from the bars as we gazed at the stars and the blazing meteors crashing through the atmosphere. You felt you were shedding your old skin like a reptile; it was painful and liberating; it was existential.

Elias Maglinis is an author and the arts editor of the Sunday edition of the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. His most recent book is a nonfiction novel, The Very Last Voyage of Their Lives: Asia Minor, a Travelogue in Times of Peace and Times of War

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EnergyAustralia's new climate action plan leaves the closure date for the Mt Piper coal plant at 2040, but says it might operate as a kind of "battery" in its dotage.

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