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New Zealand votes tipsy pigeon bird of the year

Mon, 2018-10-15 18:06
A love for fermented fruit means the kereru can get tipsy at times, falling out of trees.
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UK steps towards zero-carbon economy

Mon, 2018-10-15 09:00
Ministers are responding to scientists' climate challenge. But are they doing enough so far?
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Is meat's climate impact too hot for politicians?

Mon, 2018-10-15 01:18
Climate scientists say we must eat less meat but the UK government will not sell that message.
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Story of unsung gardener revealed after appeal on BBC

Sun, 2018-10-14 18:18
Who was Miss Harrisson? We now know the story of the gardening pioneer denied a scholarship in 1898.
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Puffin patrol: The children saving Iceland's pufflings

Sun, 2018-10-14 09:11
Puffin populations are struggling, but some young volunteers are coming to their rescue.
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Rothera wharf 'kit of parts' heading to Antarctica

Sat, 2018-10-13 11:25
A team is preparing for the trip to the "most remote construction site in the world".
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South Africa's ancient lost city of Kweneng rediscovered by lasers

Sat, 2018-10-13 09:38
Descendants of the 15th Century residents are now fighting to have it recognised as their homeland.
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Fracking to start in Lancashire as legal challenge fails

Sat, 2018-10-13 01:00
Fracking for shale gas can go ahead for first time in the UK since it was linked to earthquakes in 2011.
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Norfolk man who illegally hoarded 5,000 rare eggs faces jail

Fri, 2018-10-12 22:12
When he was searched by police, Daniel Lingham said: "I've been a silly man, haven't I?"
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Bid to save koalas with 'back-up' Europe clan

Fri, 2018-10-12 11:56
Five southern koalas have been flown from Australia to the UK to create a back-up population.
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Rice 'safely conserved' in Philippines gene bank

Fri, 2018-10-12 09:38
Scientists say that more than 100 thousand varieties of rice have been safeguarded for the future.
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Six climate questions for 'Green GB'

Fri, 2018-10-12 09:37
Cars, planes, heating, fracking and food will come under scrutiny as the UK bids to keep climate change to 1.5C.
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Hawking's final science study released

Fri, 2018-10-12 01:24
Stephen Hawking's final scientific paper has been released, and deals with one of the central topics in the physicist's 56-year-long career.
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Same-sex mice have babies

Fri, 2018-10-12 01:00
Scientists break the rules of reproduction, so what does it mean for the future of sex?
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Soyuz crew back to Earth after malfunction

Thu, 2018-10-11 20:18
A capsule carrying two crew members on a Russian Soyuz rocket that malfunctioned has landed safely.
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Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket

Thu, 2018-10-11 19:24
Russian media says the capsule carrying the US and Russian crew has landed in Kazakhstan.
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BBC helps bust Nepal chimp smuggling

Thu, 2018-10-11 15:47
A BBC investigation exposing the scale of chimpanzee trafficking last year has helped police in Nepal uncover a smuggling operation.
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The children living on the frontline of climate change

Thu, 2018-10-11 10:06
The frightening impact of global warming is seen in drawings by schoolchildren in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
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'Flexitarian' diets key to feeding people in a warming world

Thu, 2018-10-11 09:39
Eating more plant-based foods, ending waste and improving farming are vital for the future, say scientists
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Nepal busts chimp smugglers after BBC investigation

Thu, 2018-10-11 05:52
Police in Kathmandu rescue two trafficked chimps after the BBC revealed the smugglers' methods.
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