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Venus and Jupiter Conjunction: Planets to almost touch in night sky

Sat, 2022-04-30 06:42
The dazzlingly bright planets will appear extremely close together in the dark sky on Saturday.
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Gardeners urged to let lawns go wild to boost nature

Fri, 2022-04-29 11:23
A charity says people should leave their lawnmowers in the shed next month, to let wild flowers grow.
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Climate change: Record tree losses in 2021 in northern regions

Thu, 2022-04-28 18:10
Wildfires in Russia drive major increase in tree cover losses in boreal forests last year.
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Climate change: Don't let doom win, project tells worriers

Thu, 2022-04-28 11:39
The BBC gets an exclusive look at a new project to help students deal with rising climate anxiety.
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One in five reptiles is threatened with extinction

Thu, 2022-04-28 01:39
Crocodiles and turtles are in a particularly dire situation, according to a global assessment of risks.
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Rural areas held back by housing and infrastructure woes, report warns

Wed, 2022-04-27 16:27
There is a “chronic under-appreciation” of the potential of the countryside, says a new report.
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Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health'

Tue, 2022-04-26 01:54
Switching to futuristic foods will reduce carbon emissions and save land and water, a study suggests.
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SpaceX: Can meat be grown in space?

Mon, 2022-04-25 11:41
An experiment to find out has just finished on the International Space Station.
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Protests over water firms dumping sewage in rivers

Sat, 2022-04-23 23:34
Campaigners take to rivers across the UK in 12 protests against water companies dumping sewage.
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Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian

Fri, 2022-04-22 19:15
Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say.
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Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics

Fri, 2022-04-22 14:30
The BBC gets an exclusive look at the upgraded machine helping to overhaul our understanding of the Universe.
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Most protected areas do not benefit wildlife, study says

Thu, 2022-04-21 09:47
Simply designating an area as "for nature" does not mean it is beneficial for wildlife, researchers find.
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Sir David Attenborough named Champion of the Earth by UN

Thu, 2022-04-21 09:04
The broadcaster is recognised for his devotion to telling stories about the natural world.
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Climate change and farming driving insect decline

Thu, 2022-04-21 01:46
Combined pressures of global heating and farming can halve insect populations in some places - study.
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Scientists appeal to trace meteorite near Shrewsbury

Tue, 2022-04-19 17:21
The UK Fireball Alliance believes the space rock landed in Shropshire last week.
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'I felt more joy than I thought possible'

Mon, 2022-04-18 09:29
How it feels to treat your depression with a hallucinogenic drug.
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Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted

Sat, 2022-04-16 10:18
The latest IPCC guidance on when carbon emissions should peak has been misunderstood say scientists.
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Scientists map Caribbean coral reefs to tackle climate change

Thu, 2022-04-14 19:30
Scientists map coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change.
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Nasa scientists spy 'largest comet ever seen'

Thu, 2022-04-14 06:06
It's 85 miles wide, which is larger than the US state of Rhode Island. And it's coming this way.
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Mutations across species reveal clues to ageing

Thu, 2022-04-14 01:01
"Staggering" findings from studying 16 mammals - including humans - sheds light on why we age.
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