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Groundbreaking biofuel rocket could be 'Uber for space'

Mon, 2021-02-01 15:26
Stardust 1.0 has become the first commercial launch of a rocket powered by bio-derived fuel.
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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

Mon, 2021-02-01 11:15
See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.
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Climate change: Minister rapped for allowing Cumbria coal mine

Sun, 2021-01-31 01:34
The government's climate change advisors say it will compromise the UK’s legally binding carbon budgets.
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HS2: Could the pandemic kill off the rail project?

Sat, 2021-01-30 11:14
Covid-19 has intensified the debate among environmental groups about the benefits of the project.
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Badger cull: New licences 'to be banned after 2022'

Thu, 2021-01-28 22:25
The drive to eradicate bovine TB will focus on vaccinating cattle and badgers.
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John Kerry: UK climate summit is world's 'last best chance'

Thu, 2021-01-28 12:05
The new US climate envoy says time is running out for the world to address the climate crisis.
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Biden signs 'existential' executive orders on climate and environment

Thu, 2021-01-28 06:01
Oil and gas extraction will be paused and wind energy will expand under Joe Biden's climate plan.
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Legal threat over bee-harming pesticide use

Thu, 2021-01-28 03:03
The government faces legal action over its decision to allow the use of a pesticide that harms bees.
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Extinction: 'Time is running out' to save sharks and rays

Thu, 2021-01-28 02:02
Scientists say sharks and rays are disappearing from the world's oceans at an "alarming" rate.
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Climate change: Biggest global poll supports 'global emergency'

Wed, 2021-01-27 15:28
More than a million people in 50 countries take part in the biggest poll to date on climate change.
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Keystone XL: Why I fought for - or against - the pipeline

Wed, 2021-01-27 10:18
President Biden has cancelled the permit for the controversial US-Canada project.
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The child environmentalist receiving death threats in Colombia

Wed, 2021-01-27 10:13
Francisco Vera, 11, was threatened after calling for better access to education during the pandemic.
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UK government backs birth control for grey squirrels

Wed, 2021-01-27 04:23
The government gives its support to a project to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrels.
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Kenyan Mansur Mohamed Surur charged in US over '$7m smuggling ring'

Tue, 2021-01-26 22:31
Elephant tusks and rhino horns "hidden inside African masks" were exported, US prosecutors say.
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Climate: Government postpones Environment Bill again

Tue, 2021-01-26 20:35
The Environment Bill has been postponed again because of a lack of time for scrutiny, the government says.
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Covid-19: Five days that shaped the outbreak

Tue, 2021-01-26 11:16
Before Wuhan was locked down in January 2020 officials said the outbreak was under control - but the virus had spread inside and outside the city.
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Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting

Tue, 2021-01-26 10:29
Scientists propose 10 golden rules for restoring forests to maximise benefits for the planet.
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Satellites beat balloons in race for flying internet

Mon, 2021-01-25 23:00
Google's Loon bows out - but thousands of satellites are taking to the skies to beam down the internet.
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Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the 'size of a Border Collie'

Mon, 2021-01-25 22:28
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
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Bank of England criticised for financing carbon-intensive firms

Mon, 2021-01-25 19:19
MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings.
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