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North Atlantic gannet found on Norfolk trampoline

Fri, 2020-06-05 23:12
The RSPCA is caring for the gannet and suspects it was "blown off course".
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Coronavirus lockdown wildlife recordings appeal

Fri, 2020-06-05 09:18
Scientists want people to send them recordings of their wildlife experiences under the lockdown.
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Climate computing power 'needs more cash'

Fri, 2020-06-05 09:17
A top climate scientist has called for more investment in climate computing.
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UK zoos at risk of closure

Fri, 2020-06-05 05:51
The Covid crisis is putting the survival of one of the UK's largest zoos at risk.
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Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill

Thu, 2020-06-04 10:05
Russia's President Putin declares a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leak into a river.
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Demands grow for 'green industrial revolution'

Thu, 2020-06-04 09:45
Campaigners demand the government prioritises the environment in any post-Covid-19 stimulus package.
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Coronavirus: Can superspreading be stopped?

Thu, 2020-06-04 03:30
Identifying superspreading events could be crucial in the fight against the virus, scientists say.
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Asian hornet: UK beekeepers on lookout for bee-eater

Wed, 2020-06-03 09:15
The bee-eating Asian hornet has already reached the Channel Islands and beekeepers fear it could soon reach the UK mainland.
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Coronavirus: Public told to cut water use amid surge in lockdown demand

Tue, 2020-06-02 23:24
Water companies are urging people to avoid using sprinklers and paddling pools during the lockdown.
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Extinction crisis 'poses existential threat to civilisation'

Tue, 2020-06-02 17:02
A study presents more evidence that the world is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction.
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Climate change: older trees loss continue around the world

Tue, 2020-06-02 14:44
Every six seconds in 2019 the world lost an area of primary forest the size of a football pitch, a study says.
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Climate change: May was sunniest calendar month on record in UK

Tue, 2020-06-02 01:46
Meteorologists say the switch from an extremely wet winter to an extremely dry spring is not "British".
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Conservation: Glimmer of hope for world's rarest primate

Mon, 2020-06-01 09:40
The discovery of a new breeding pair raises hope for the future of a critically endangered gibbon.
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Make Covid-19 recovery green, say business leaders

Mon, 2020-06-01 09:01
Well-known firms such as Asda and Lloyds Bank are urging ministers to prioritise the environment.
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Nasa SpaceX launch: What is the Crew Dragon?

Mon, 2020-06-01 03:07
A guide to SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, which carried astronauts to the space station.
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SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronaut capsule set to dock with space station

Sun, 2020-05-31 19:44
US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are closing in for a Sunday rendezvous with the ISS.
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Red Hugh: Spanish dig for the bones of 'Fighting Prince of Donegal'

Sun, 2020-05-31 16:14
The Irish chieftain was buried in the same Spanish chapel as Christopher Columbus.
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Climate change: How a green new deal really could go global

Sun, 2020-05-31 09:54
Chief Environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt considers the prospects for a big economic makeover.
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Coronavirus: The mystery of 'silent spreaders'

Sun, 2020-05-31 09:02
Scientists have discovered more evidence about a strange and worrying feature of the coronavirus
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SpaceX launch: Nasa astronauts blast off to the International Space Station

Sun, 2020-05-31 05:45
Two astronauts launched into orbit for historic mission to the International Space Station.
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