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Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back

Wed, 2023-10-04 10:44
The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects of climate change.
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US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network

Wed, 2023-10-04 02:25
Dish Network will have to pay $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from the Earth.
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Physics Nobel Prize rewards science on a 'tiny timescale'

Tue, 2023-10-03 20:36
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics rewards research into electrons in "flashes of light".
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Water firms want bill rises to cut leaks and spills

Mon, 2023-10-02 20:51
Companies in England and Wales want to charge up to £84 a year more in 2025, rising to £156 extra by 2030.
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James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

Mon, 2023-10-02 19:59
The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.
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Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time'

Sat, 2023-09-30 09:20
Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
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UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union

Fri, 2023-09-29 11:22
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.
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England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace

Fri, 2023-09-29 09:31
Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals are not.
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Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain

Thu, 2023-09-28 04:07
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
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Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter

Thu, 2023-09-28 01:06
The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.
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Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court

Wed, 2023-09-27 10:53
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
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Government to delay new environmental building rules

Wed, 2023-09-27 09:00
Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".
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Water firms forced to pay back customers for poor performance

Tue, 2023-09-26 18:01
Regulator Ofwat orders companies to return £114m to households by cutting bills after missing targets.
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Richest oil states should pay climate tax, says Gordon Brown

Mon, 2023-09-25 15:00
The former Labour PM wants the wealthiest oil producers to help poorer nations tackle climate change.
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The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia

Mon, 2023-09-25 09:32
It secured a deal to control a fifth of Cambodia's coastline - 15 years on, it has barely got started.
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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate

Mon, 2023-09-25 09:06
With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up.
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Net zero: Rishi Sunak 'destroying' UK green credibility, says Yanis Varoufakis

Sun, 2023-09-24 23:51
Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday guest Yanis Varoufakis attacked the PM's 'incompetence and cynicism'.
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Osiris-Rex: Nasa awaits fiery return of asteroid Bennu samples

Sun, 2023-09-24 09:16
A capsule carrying rocky debris from asteroid Bennu is about to streak through the sky above Utah.
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Osiris-Rex: Asteroid Bennu 'is a journey back to our origins'

Fri, 2023-09-22 12:27
A handful of dust from an asteroid streaming through space could tell Nasa how life on Earth began.
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Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide

Fri, 2023-09-22 04:00
They live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful levels of toxic waste, research reveals.
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