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The history of plastic in the sea

Wed, 2019-04-17 02:12
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

Wed, 2019-04-17 01:48
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

Tue, 2019-04-16 22:22
Extinction Rebellion campaigners enter their second day of blocking traffic in central London.
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Microplastics found in 'pristine' Pyrenees mountains

Tue, 2019-04-16 21:26
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

Tue, 2019-04-16 09:37
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

Tue, 2019-04-16 02:35
The birds' nesting sites were blocked when netting was installed.
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Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters block roads

Tue, 2019-04-16 01:00
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

Mon, 2019-04-15 02:25
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

Sun, 2019-04-14 20:53
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

Sun, 2019-04-14 16:29
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'

Sun, 2019-04-14 09:23
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

Sat, 2019-04-13 02:03
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?

Fri, 2019-04-12 23:20
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

Fri, 2019-04-12 14:37
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'

Fri, 2019-04-12 09:11
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?

Fri, 2019-04-12 09:08
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

Fri, 2019-04-12 02:15
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

Thu, 2019-04-11 22:42
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?

Thu, 2019-04-11 14:07
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?

Thu, 2019-04-11 05:01
The most sensitive search to date for the gas that might signal life on the Red Planet draws a blank.
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