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The two Swedish mums who want people to give up flying for a year

Wed, 2018-11-28 10:21
Two climate-conscious Swedish mums have launched a campaign urging people not to fly in 2019.
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UK's first carbon capture and storage project 'operational by mid 2020s'

Wed, 2018-11-28 10:02
Ministers give a timeline for the UK's first carbon capture and storage project, as research funding is announced.
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Climate change: CO2 emissions rising for first time in four years

Wed, 2018-11-28 01:06
Global efforts to tackle climate are off track says the UN, as it sees a rise in CO2 after years of decline.
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'Siberian unicorn' walked Earth with humans

Tue, 2018-11-27 22:49
A giant rhino that may have been the origin of the unicorn myth survived until about 35,000 years ago.
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Strong chance of a new El Niño forming by early 2019

Tue, 2018-11-27 20:59
The World Meteorological Organization says there's a 75-80% chance of the weather phenomenon forming by next February.
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Nasa Mission: InSight successfully lands on Mars

Tue, 2018-11-27 11:01
The probe has already taken its first picture from the surface of the red planet.
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Trump on climate change report: 'I don't believe it'

Tue, 2018-11-27 06:43
"I don't believe it," the president said of his own government's report about global warming.
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Mars InSight: The moment of touchdown

Tue, 2018-11-27 06:20
The touchdown confirmation came through shortly after 19:50 GMT.
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Mars: Nasa lands InSight robot to study planet's interior

Tue, 2018-11-27 05:55
The US space agency's robot is the first mission aiming to study the Red Planet's deep interior.
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New £50 note scientist nominations released

Mon, 2018-11-26 23:25
The list of suggested scientists who might appear on the new £50 note includes Stephen Hawking and Ada Lovelace.
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Climate change: UK summers could be over 5C warmer by 2070

Mon, 2018-11-26 21:30
The chances of a summer as hot as 2018 could be as high as 50% by 2050 according to new Met Office study.
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Huge sandstorm hits Chinese city of Zhangye

Mon, 2018-11-26 21:30
Strong winds and a towering ‘sand wall’ of almost 100 metres hit the city of Zhangye.
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Mars InSight: Inside Nasa's mission control

Mon, 2018-11-26 17:57
As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.
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Almost 150 whales strand and die on New Zealand beach

Mon, 2018-11-26 12:12
It's not clear why the two pods got washed up on the beach but it was not possible to save them.
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Nasa's Mars InSight mission heads for '7 minutes of terror'

Mon, 2018-11-26 10:55
The InSight mission is about to make the hair-raising descent to the surface of the Red Planet.
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'Virtual safari': Wildlife photos from around the world

Mon, 2018-11-26 10:31
A new exhibition highlights the work of the 2018 Nature’s Best Photography award winners.
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Tossing dead salmon is good for plants

Mon, 2018-11-26 01:30
Tossing the carcasses of dead salmon on to a river bank over two decades has boosted tree growth, a study finds.
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InSight Diary: The silence of space

Sun, 2018-11-25 10:11
Nasa's latest probe is carrying super-sensitive UK seismometers to the Red Planet.
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Nasa Mars InSight lander mission to teach us more about Earth

Sun, 2018-11-25 10:06
Nasa's Mars InSight lander is due to arrive on the Red Planet's surface on Monday night. It will study the planet's interior so we can learn more about how it formed.
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Amazon rainforest deforestation 'worst in 10 years', says Brazil

Sat, 2018-11-24 20:19
The rate of deforestation has risen 13.7% in a year, amid concern about the new president's policies.
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