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The history of plastic in the sea
A metal box which has been dragged around the ocean first discovered a plastic bag sixty years ago.
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Early ocean plastic litter traced to 1960s
Scientists "accidentally" record the history of ocean plastic, including what may have been the first plastic bag to be fished out of the ocean.
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Extinction Rebellion London protest: Arrests top 120
Extinction Rebellion campaigners enter their second day of blocking traffic in central London.
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Microplastics found in 'pristine' Pyrenees mountains
Scientists from Scotland and France spent five months monitoring the secluded site in the Pyrenees.
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Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
The ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across the Mediterranean to get to Britain.
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Bacton sand martins return to cliff burrows after nets removed
The birds' nesting sites were blocked when netting was installed.
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Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters block roads
Extinction Rebellion targets central London in a global day of action against climate change.
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Baby boom for North Atlantic right whales off US coast
US researchers spot three mother and calf pairs of the endangered North American right whale species.
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President's underwater plea for the oceans
Seychelles' leader delivers a speech in defence of the Indian Ocean from inside a submersible.
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Plan to future-proof the ecology of Thetford Forest
How we use our forests has evolved from timber and food production to recreation.
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Sheep attacks: 'These dogs have got a taste for blood'
Farmers who witnessed the aftermath of a brutal dog attack on their sheep are calling for changes to the law.
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Beresheet spacecraft: 'Technical glitch' led to Moon crash
Preliminary data suggests a technical glitch caused the Beresheet spacecraft to shut down its main engine at the wrong time.
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Can you spot ocean plastic from space?
Scientists work on the challenging task of tracking pollution from orbit with encouraging results.
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SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery
Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy launched a satellite into orbit for a Saudi Arabian company.
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Teen conservationist: 'Why I adopted a cheetah'
Kenyan teenager Some, who adopted big cat Diji when she was 17, wants to be a conservationist.
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Would you sort your rubbish into seven different bags?
A city with impressive recycling credentials has a unique waste system involving seven coloured bags.
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Confused about climate change? Talk to our chat bot
BBC News launches a chat bot to help users learn about climate change in weekly conversations.
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Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft to attempt Moon landing
An Israeli spacecraft will try to touch down on the lunar surface today.
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Plastic toys: Is it time we cut back?
Plastic toys are convenient and cheap but they can be bad for the environment.
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So where did the Mars methane go?
The most sensitive search to date for the gas that might signal life on the Red Planet draws a blank.
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