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Plant extinction 'bad news for all species'
Almost 600 plant species have been lost from the wild in the last 250 years, according to a new study.
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Aarey forest: The fight to save Mumbai's last 'green lung'
A forest that lies at the heart of India's bustling city is under threat, locals say.
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A call to arms to fight the 'war on plastic'
BBC One presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall investigates what we can all do to reduce our use of plastic.
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Female scientist's IVF contribution was 'unrecognised'
Letters from one the fertility treatment's pioneers says Jean Purdy contributed as much as him.
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Grape expectations: DNA reveals history of vintage wine
The French were probably sipping wines we drink today 900 years ago, according to DNA from old grapes.
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How plastic bottles are paying for lessons in Nigeria
A school in Nigeria is accepting empty plastic bottles in exchange for payment of school fees.
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Scientists close in on hidden Scottish meteorite crater
Evidence points to a 1.2bn-year-old impact structure lying hidden off Scotland's north-west coast.
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Where dogs wear pollution masks
South Korea's dogs have to go for walkies in some of the worst air in the developed world.
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How do you vacuum plastic from a beach?
Engineers in Canada have devised a machine they say can clean small pieces of plastic from Hawaii's "Trash Beach".
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Temperature maps from space would 'boost crop production'
A proposed European Union satellite mission could have major benefits for agriculture.
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Nasa to open International Space Station to tourists
The US space agency says it will allow tourists to visit the station from 2020.
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Antarctic glaciers to honour 'satellite heroes'
Antarctic glaciers are named after the spacecraft that revolutionised our understanding of the continent.
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Large Ebola outbreaks new normal, says WHO
The two largest outbreaks of the disease have been in the past five years.
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Blue belt zones to protect minke whales
Special protections are planned for minke whales and basking sharks in their feeding grounds around Scotland.
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How fish and shrimps could be recruited as underwater spies
Animals have long been used for military purposes, but could marine creatures also act as sensors?
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Climate change: Emissions target could cost UK £1tn, warns Hammond
The chancellor warns the PM that reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 could lower public spending.
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Prehistoric stone engraved with horses found in France
A carving believed to be about 12,000 years old has been discovered in south-western France.
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Heathrow scanners mean liquids can stay in bags
The technology is designed to cut down queues, and lose the annoyance of removing liquids from bags.
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Ultimate limit of human endurance found
Scientists studied elite events, including a 3,000 mile run and the Tour de France.
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Cat declawing: Should it be banned, and why does it happen in the US?
New York might become the first US state to ban cat declawing - but it's been illegal in Europe for years.
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