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'Toxic chemical cocktail' passed to baby porpoises

Tue, 2019-12-03 10:43
Potent chemicals are unwittingly passed down from mother to calf, according to a UK study.
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Climate change: The COP25 talks trying to change the world

Tue, 2019-12-03 10:35
As the UN has its annual climate change conference, we look at what it's for and if it ever makes a difference.
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Image of Madagascan snake wins 2019 British Ecological Society photography competition

Tue, 2019-12-03 03:01
The Malagasy tree boa is under threat from poaching and fires.
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India tiger on 'longest walk ever' for mate and prey

Mon, 2019-12-02 21:59
The tiger has traversed 1,300km in five months, the furthest a big cat is known to have walked in India.
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Climate change: Study underpins key idea in Antarctic ice loss

Mon, 2019-12-02 17:55
The notion that thinning ice shelves enable glacier speed-up and mass loss is cemented.
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200 countries meet in Madrid for climate change discussions

Mon, 2019-12-02 17:09
Almost 200 countries are meeting in Madrid to discuss what they're doing to tackle climate change.
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Climate change: COP25 talks to open as 'point of no return' in sight

Mon, 2019-12-02 14:22
Politicians and diplomats meet in Spain as scientists and charities say urgent steps are needed.
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Chennai: Children play as 'toxic' foam blankets Indian beach

Mon, 2019-12-02 13:20
The foam is said to be caused by pollutants in sewage mixing with sea water and frothed by waves.
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Sperm whale dies with 100kg 'litter ball' in its stomach

Mon, 2019-12-02 11:25
Fishing nets and rope were among the debris found inside the whale which stranded on the Isle of Harris.
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Climate change: Critical year for climate change starts in Madrid

Mon, 2019-12-02 10:09
Delegates from almost 200 countries meet in the Spanish capital on Monday.
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Climate defenders: Taking wind power to another level

Mon, 2019-12-02 10:01
Henrik Stiesdal has been thinking about wind turbines since he was a teenager.
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Cosmic Crisp: New apple launched that 'lasts for a year'

Sun, 2019-12-01 15:05
The new fruit took US scientists two decades to develop and the launch cost $10m (£7.9m).
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Teen engineer: 'Let me introduce you to my laboratory'

Sun, 2019-12-01 10:13
Fifteen-year-old Cheikh Bamba Diaby got into robotics after he had to unblock his sister's mobile phone.
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Battersea Bridge whale found motionless on shore

Sun, 2019-12-01 01:08
The mammal, believed to be a minke whale, was found below Battersea Bridge in London.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says DiCaprio gave cash 'to set Amazon on fire'

Sat, 2019-11-30 21:37
The Hollywood actor dismisses Jair Bolsonaro's claim he "gave money to set the Amazon on fire".
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Can old fridges be recycled to make new ones?

Fri, 2019-11-29 20:34
A fridge recycling plant believes it has found a more sustainable way to dispose of them.
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Antarctica: Metal meteorite quest set to get under way

Fri, 2019-11-29 20:16
A UK team arrives in Antarctica to test its theory for why so few iron meteorites are found there.
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Russia's Taymyr plan: Arctic coal for India risks pollution

Fri, 2019-11-29 10:31
A huge wildlife haven is at risk as Russian coal ships exploit melting Arctic ice in Siberia.
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Europe's new space budget to enable CO2 mapping

Fri, 2019-11-29 07:41
A multi-billion-euro funding package for the European Space Agency is agreed by its member states.
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Amazon fires intensify Andes glacier melt

Fri, 2019-11-29 02:02
Burning of the rainforest appears to speed up the melting of tropical glaciers, scientists find.
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