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US wildfires fuelled by climate change, California governor says
The fires raging in three states show that the climate debate "is over", California's governor says.
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Sir David Attenborough makes stark warning about species extinction
The naturalist looks at the fragile state of the natural world and how human activity drives extinction.
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Citizen science taps into public's love of trees
Research projects involving the public can raise awareness but are less useful for delivering hard data.
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Pringles tube tries to wake from 'recycling nightmare'
Kellog redesigns the snackfood container that was dubbed the "number one villain" for recycling.
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Extinction Rebellion: Nuclear power 'only option' says former spokeswoman
Zion Lights says a car-crash TV interview led her to rethink her support for Extinction Rebellion.
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Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists warn
Conservation group WWF says global wildlife populations have shrunk by two-thirds since 1970.
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UK 'operates double standards' on banned pesticides
More than 32,000 tonnes of the chemicals were approved for export by the UK in 2018, says Greenpeace.
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Climate change: Tax frequent fliers, get rid of SUVs, government told
Climate change: Tax frequent fliers, phase out polluting SUVs, citizens say
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L'Oreal launches make-up recycling across UK shops
The firm's Maybelline brand has set up recycling points in shops including Tesco and Superdrug.
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Climate change: Former minister O’Neill blasts government "inaction"
Claire O'Neill condemns what she calls broken promises and backsliding on climate commitments.
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Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill
AstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine.
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China claims 'important breakthrough' in space mission shrouded in mystery
Very little is known about the Chinese vehicle that has been compared to the US's X-37 space plane.
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UN report: Covid crisis does little to slow climate change
Global lockdowns disrupted CO2 emissions temporarily say scientists but they didn't stop climate change.
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Amazon: In the cross-hairs of coronavirus and forest fires
People living in the Brazilian Amazon are facing the twin dangers of the coronavirus and forest fires.
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Thwaites: 'Doomsday Glacier' vulnerability seen in new maps
Sea and airborne surveys show how Antarctica's mighty Thwaites ice stream can be melted from below.
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Vera Rubin: Super telescope's giant camera spies broccoli
The camera detector for the Vera Rubin Observatory takes its first test images in the laboratory.
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Germany eyes space satellite launchpad in North Sea
The German government considers creating an offshore launchpad for satellites.
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EU says one in eight deaths linked to pollution
The bloc's environment agency says pollution contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.
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Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids
The record-breaking Nile level could inundate precious relics as the country is hit by heavy rains.
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Predatory pine martens boosting red squirrel numbers
Pine martens prefer feasting on grey squirrels, which is helping to save reds, say conservationists.
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