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Scientists find cocaine in shrimps in Suffolk rivers

Wed, 2019-05-01 21:44
Researchers collected samples from rivers in Suffolk and found the drug when testing for chemicals.
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Heathrow campaigners lose challenge against third runway

Wed, 2019-05-01 20:53
High Court judges rule in favour of the government's decision to approve airport expansion plans.
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Some common concerns about electric cars explained.

Wed, 2019-05-01 09:04
4 common concerns about electric cars explained.
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Leuser rainforest: The elephant men of Bener Meriah

Wed, 2019-05-01 07:47
A group of locals are the only thing preventing human-elephant conflict in a deforested area of Indonesian rainforest.
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Leuser rainforest: Baby orangutans rescued from Indonesia's pet trade

Wed, 2019-05-01 07:46
As Indonesian orangutans come into closer contact with humans, they are at increasing risk of capture.
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Extinction Rebellion: Activists say meeting with Michael Gove 'disappointing'

Wed, 2019-05-01 02:15
Extinction Rebellion says the environment secretary refused declare a climate emergency.
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Michael Gove 'shares high ideals' of climate protesters

Wed, 2019-05-01 01:06
The environment secretary agrees with some of Extinction Rebellion's demands, but says there are "open questions" about the timescale for action.
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Signs of faster melting in world's largest ice shelf

Wed, 2019-05-01 00:27
Part of the world's largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the rest, shedding light on how it might respond to climate change.
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Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction

Tue, 2019-04-30 09:17
Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet.
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Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'

Tue, 2019-04-30 06:39
The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.
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How one woman beat mining giants and saved rare snow leopards

Mon, 2019-04-29 19:16
A woman from Mongolia has won the Goldman Environmental Prize after a campaign to stop mining firms destroying a critical habitat for snow leopards.
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How cow dung can help fight climate change

Mon, 2019-04-29 10:33
Keeping soil in good condition is key to keeping carbon locked away, and it's possible cows can help.
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Climate change being fuelled by soil damage - report

Mon, 2019-04-29 10:09
There's three times more carbon in the soil than in the atmosphere - and deforestation is releasing it.
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Fracking commissioner resigns after six months

Sun, 2019-04-28 10:15
Natascha Engel says the government's approach to fracking has created a de facto ban on it.
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Nature loss: Major report to highlight 'natural and human emergency'

Sun, 2019-04-28 10:00
Critical scientific assessment of humanity's impact on nature to be released after Paris negotiations.
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Hundreds of thousands of viruses in oceans

Fri, 2019-04-26 23:48
The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count.
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London Marathon: How do you reduce the environmental impact?

Fri, 2019-04-26 21:33
The London race aims to reduce waste with paper cups, fewer drinks and even edible seaweed energy capsules.
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When the biggest numbers don't add up

Fri, 2019-04-26 21:33
The different methods scientists use to measure cosmic expansion fundamentally disagree with each other.
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Hayabusa-2: Spacecraft's 'bomb' crater found

Fri, 2019-04-26 20:22
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft sends back images of the crater made when it detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring.
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Suffolk Broads gateway restoration work begins

Fri, 2019-04-26 18:41
Sir David Attenborough says the restoration of the wetlands is a "unique opportunity" for wildlife.
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