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Mass loss of wildlife caused by human consumption, WWF says

Tue, 2018-10-30 19:10
A WWF report blames "exploding consumption" for average losses of 60% among vertebrates since 1970.
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Rhino horn: Alarm as China eases 25-year ban on rhino and tiger parts

Tue, 2018-10-30 14:29
Experts worry this will increase demand for the animals and jeopardise efforts to protect them.
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'Worst year' for Horsey seals injured by rubbish

Tue, 2018-10-30 11:14
The animals have been getting fishing nets stuck to them or rings trapped on their necks.
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Chocolate: Origins of delicacy pushed back in time

Tue, 2018-10-30 10:37
The delights of chocolate were first discovered in the Amazon rainforest about 5,000 years ago.
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Brecon project gives water vole a fighting chance

Tue, 2018-10-30 10:00
A Powys captive breeding project aims to give water voles a fighting chance of a revival.
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Climate change is 'escalator to extinction' for mountain birds

Tue, 2018-10-30 06:00
A new study shows that rising temperatures drive the disappearance of mountain-top bird species in Peru.
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Climate change: 'Wetlands vital to protect cities'

Tue, 2018-10-30 00:30
Urban areas need to cherish wetlands as a natural defence against flooding, experts warn.
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Are hydrogen trains the future of UK travel?

Mon, 2018-10-29 15:24
Trains that emit pure water could be in the UK by the "early 2020s", according to the government.
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Potholes: Why do we have so many of them?

Mon, 2018-10-29 12:09
The chancellor says councils in England will get an extra £420m in his Budget to fix potholes.
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Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Row over central England mega-plan

Sat, 2018-10-27 10:02
The transport secretary says the government will back major development on the Oxford-Cambridge arc.
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Climate change: Low cost, low energy cooling system shows promise

Sat, 2018-10-27 04:21
"Water cooler moment" as greener cooling idea is scaled up to help chill homes and buildings.
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HS2 construction: Moving the remains of 40,000 people

Fri, 2018-10-26 20:26
Work begins to exhume thousands of skeletons to make way for HS2 construction.
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Controversial HS2 burial site dig at London Euston begins

Fri, 2018-10-26 09:54
Some 45,000 skeletons are being removed to make way for a new station terminus.
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Rising seas will swamp homes, report says

Fri, 2018-10-26 09:12
Climate advisors say coastal communities must "get real" about the possibility of 1m sea level rise.
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Splosh! How the dinosaur-killing asteroid made its crater

Fri, 2018-10-26 07:23
When the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck Earth, it made billions of tonnes of rock move like a fluid.
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Mum's voice makes better smoke alarm for children

Thu, 2018-10-25 14:21
Only half of children in the study woke up with traditional alarms.
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Climate change: Five cheap ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Thu, 2018-10-25 09:56
A new US study says that several low-cost technologies can be deployed right now to limit global warming.
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Kurtis Baute: Scientist leaves airtight dome after 15 hours

Thu, 2018-10-25 09:21
Kurtis Baute spent 15 hours in an airtight dome to raise awareness about climate change.
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Reality Check

Thu, 2018-10-25 09:18
Caroline Lucas MP says that onshore wind energy is the cheapest. What are the figures behind her claim?
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Clever crows reveal 'window into the mind'

Thu, 2018-10-25 04:34
The New Caledonian birds have surprised scientists once again with remarkable problem-solving skills.
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