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The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart
Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.
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Ancient tsunami may have struck Falkland Islands
Evidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.
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Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet?
From Greta Thunberg to oil firms, people are pushing for more trees to be planted - but why?
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Tree planting: 'I want to plant one million’
At top speed, Canadian Shelby Barber can plant more than 4,000 trees a day.
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Christmas Island: 'A giant robber crab stole my camera'
Crabs on Australia's Christmas Island are suspected of pinching some high-priced equipment.
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Coronavirus: Why is the UK not shutting schools like other countries?
The government's top scientists are ploughing a different furrow to that of many other countries.
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Coal power developers 'risk wasting billions'
It is cheaper to build new renewable sources of energy generation than coal plants, a report says.
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ExoMars Rosalind Franklin: Rover mission delayed until 2022
Europe and Russia decide to postpone their mission to search for life on the Red Planet.
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Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating
The Earth's great ice sheets are losing mass six times faster today than they were in the 1990s.
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How cruise ships contribute to Southampton's air pollution
How one of the most profitable leisure industries in the world can also be one of the most polluting.
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Top ten garden pests and diseases revealed
The box tree caterpillar comes top of the list of gardeners' concerns for the third year in a row.
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Benin company harvesting plants that could soak up oil spills
A company in Benin harvests water hyacinths which can be used to soak up oil.
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Smallest dinosaur found 'trapped in amber'
Scientists say a fossil from Myanmar represents the tiniest dinosaur ever found.
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Chancellor pledges big increase to research spend
Rishi Sunak pledges to more than double spending on government research and development by 2024.
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Wasp-76b: The exotic inferno planet where it 'rains iron'
Astronomers study an exotic planet where they suspect iron droplets fall through the atmosphere.
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Budget 2020: Mixed reaction on environmental issues
The Budget has simultaneously pleased and infuriated environmentalists.
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Climate change: New rules could spell end of 'throwaway culture'
New rules could spell the death of today's "throwaway" culture in which products are bought, used briefly, then binned.
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Can Finland's Saimaa seals survive climate change?
This breed of seal is facing extinction but conservationists in Finland are trying to save it.
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Urban pollinators make beeline for native violet blooms
Polish researchers find violet coloured native flowers are favoured by urban-dwelling bumblebees.
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Climate change: Carbon-reducing seagrass planted off Welsh coast
The "wonder plant" absorbs carbon dioxide faster than trees and supports wildlife, scientists say.
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