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Experts say the tradition of commemorating the dead is "inconceivably macabre" by today's standards.

The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021.

Charity Surfers Against Sewage says it has seen a wave of discarded masks and plastics on beaches.

Hilary Swank talks about her role for Netflix as the commander on the first manned mission to Mars.

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

Cambridge University Library adds high-resolution images of its collection to a free culture site.

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.

Massive amounts of oil spilled into a wildlife sanctuary, and 39 dead dolphins have been discovered.

Gertrude the pig is a prototype of a brain-to-machine interface.

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

The pool in Penzance is mainly heated by a 410m-deep well and reaches a temperature of 35°C.

There's to be a new effort to understand how the immune system responds to Covid-19.

Neuralink is working on ways to connect the human brain to machines.

The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.

President Emmanuel Macron orders an end to the much-criticised method for catching songbirds.

There are just 53 members of the Greater Andamanese tribe left- 10 have contracted the virus.

Good ventilation could be key to avoiding coronavirus this autumn as people spend more time indoors.

When coral bleaching was suspected in a pristine reef, scientists turned to some unlikely surveyors.