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Human impact on nature 'dates back millions of years'

Tue, 2020-01-21 01:06
The impact of humans on nature may have been far greater and longer-lasting than we thought, say scientists.
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People urgently fleeing climate crisis cannot be sent home, UN rules

Tue, 2020-01-21 01:03
But it rejects a claim by a man whose Pacific Island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.
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Malaysia returns 42 containers of 'illegal' plastic waste to UK

Tue, 2020-01-21 00:05
Malaysia will not become "the garbage dump of the world", says the country's environment minister.
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Plankton phenomenon lights up bay

Mon, 2020-01-20 23:55
Bioluminescent algae in Jervis Bay, Australia, glows in a captivating night time display.
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Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items

Mon, 2020-01-20 17:15
One of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.
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More precious than gold: Why the metal palladium is soaring

Mon, 2020-01-20 14:05
The price of the precious metal palladium has hit a record high of $2,500 an ounce as demand rises.
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Is China addicted to coal?

Mon, 2020-01-20 10:16
China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green.
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SpaceX completes emergency crew capsule escape

Mon, 2020-01-20 01:41
The US company demonstrates how it would rescue astronauts during a failing rocket launch.
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SpaceX to practise emergency crew capsule escape

Sat, 2020-01-18 10:17
A final technology demonstration from the California company should clear the way to fly astronauts.
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'Resistant' trees planted in Hampshire in ash dieback fight

Fri, 2020-01-17 23:58
Scientists have identified 3,000 ash trees with suspected resistance to a deadly disease.
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Dinosaur extinction: 'Asteroid strike was real culprit'

Fri, 2020-01-17 22:50
A team of scientists discounts the idea that large-scale volcanism drove the demise of the dinosaurs.
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Australia fires: 'Apocalypse' comes to Kangaroo Island

Fri, 2020-01-17 15:46
Australia's Kangaroo Island has been likened to Noah's Ark - but its unique wildlife is under threat.
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Climate change: Citizens' jury prepares to tackle climate change

Fri, 2020-01-17 11:23
UK panel will tackle some of the dilemmas around global warming.
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Climate change: Can Glasgow go carbon neutral?

Fri, 2020-01-17 10:59
As more cities declare climate emergencies, we look at how Glasgow aims to cancel out its carbon footprint.
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Climate change: What can I do about it and other questions

Fri, 2020-01-17 10:23
From population to plants, your questions answered about climate change.
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Giant jet engines aim to make our flying greener

Fri, 2020-01-17 10:21
How much more efficiency can be wrung out of the jet engine - technology which is over 70 years old?
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New maps reveal Scotland's seabird breeding hotspots

Fri, 2020-01-17 10:08
Conservationists mapped the most critical areas of Scotland for endangered birds like the kittiwake.
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Microsoft makes 'carbon negative' pledge

Fri, 2020-01-17 05:18
The tech giant pledges to remove all the carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975.
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Taal volcano lake all but gone in eruption

Fri, 2020-01-17 02:17
Satellites continue to monitor the Philippines volcano which has experienced a lull in activity.
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'Rosalind Franklin' Mars rover edges closer to launch

Fri, 2020-01-17 01:31
Europe's six-wheeled robot completes more key tests ahead of its planned summer launch.
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