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Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change

Fri, 2021-03-26 10:12
As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his parent's country.
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Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given?

Fri, 2021-03-26 04:08
Operations are continuing to move a 400 metre long vessel stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday.
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Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching

Thu, 2021-03-25 23:50
The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to extinction.
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Facial recognition beats the Covid-mask challenge

Thu, 2021-03-25 23:01
As people all over the world mask up, how has the facial-recognition industry coped?
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New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed

Thu, 2021-03-25 17:00
The banknote will enter circulation on 23 June - Alan Turing's birthday - and will be made of polymer.
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Why cutting down trees can be good for the climate

Thu, 2021-03-25 10:11
Tree felling is helping to restore an ancient ecosystem which can store even more carbon than trees do.
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Lord Howe Island: Saving an Australian paradise's 'cloud forest'

Thu, 2021-03-25 02:56
A rare environment on Australia's Lord Howe Island has faced a complex battle for survival.
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Planet and plastic: End of the love story?

Wed, 2021-03-24 22:47
The Earth's relationship with plastic started over 100 years ago. But is it time we broke up?
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Uluru waterfalls: Rain brings 'unique' sight to Australian landmark

Wed, 2021-03-24 16:37
A "unique and extraordinary" sight has come to the sacred rock, after days of heavy rain.
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UK seeks to drill more oil and gas from North Sea

Wed, 2021-03-24 11:16
More oil and gas wells are to be drilled in the North Sea, the UK government announces.
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LHC machine finds tantalising hints of new physics

Tue, 2021-03-23 18:01
A team working at the Large Hadron Collider finds signs of new physical laws.
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Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid

Tue, 2021-03-23 12:59
It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.
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Erin Brockovich: California water battle 'woke me up' 

Tue, 2021-03-23 02:32
She has continued to call for safe water in the decades since the major case in the town of Hinkley.
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UK 'heading towards digital skills shortage disaster'

Mon, 2021-03-22 15:11
Demand for AI, robotics and cloud skills is up amid news young people are shunning IT skill courses.
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Green plan to upgrade homes was 'botched', say MPs

Mon, 2021-03-22 10:10
A scheme offering people up to £10,000 for insulation has only reached 10% of its target, MPs say.
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Sport urged to drop high carbon sponsorship deals

Mon, 2021-03-22 10:01
Sports teams and competitions are urged to drop sponsorship deals from companies that promote "high carbon lifestyles, products and services".
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'Sonic boom' in Dorset blamed on 'fireball meteor'

Sun, 2021-03-21 22:13
People in parts of south-west England report seeing a "streak of light" hurtling across the sky.
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Iceland volcano: Lava-spewing Fagradalsfjall 'subsiding'

Sun, 2021-03-21 06:37
The eruption was the first in the area for about 800 years and followed thousands of earthquakes.
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Bill Nelson: Former astronaut and senator nominated as Nasa chief

Sat, 2021-03-20 21:41
Bill Nelson, 78, is a former astronaut and senator with a long history of working on space issues.
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Icelandic volcano erupts near Reykjavik

Sat, 2021-03-20 11:23
Meteorologists say the last known eruption at Fagradalsfjall was about 800 years ago.
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