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How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?

Fri, 2023-08-11 11:25
How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?
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Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe

Fri, 2023-08-11 04:16
Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.
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Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature

Fri, 2023-08-11 01:31
Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.
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Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight

Thu, 2023-08-10 14:01
Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.
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Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui

Thu, 2023-08-10 08:55
People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.
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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

Wed, 2023-08-09 11:54
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
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Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:56
A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a three-way struggle.
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Water firms face legal action over sewage pollution

Wed, 2023-08-09 09:01
It could result in customers receiving an average of £40 each, but there is no guarantee it will succeed.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year

Tue, 2023-08-08 14:56
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia likely Russian rocket

Tue, 2023-08-08 14:05
Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.
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Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?

Tue, 2023-08-08 12:19
The eight countries who share the rainforest are meeting in Brazil for a "milestone" summit.
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Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe

Sat, 2023-08-05 07:41
Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.
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Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet

Fri, 2023-08-04 14:00
The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.
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US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators

Fri, 2023-08-04 10:20
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.
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James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life

Fri, 2023-08-04 07:19
The images captured by the James Webb telescope show the star in an unprecedented level of detail.
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Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats

Thu, 2023-08-03 01:57
Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.
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Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze

Wed, 2023-08-02 15:21
Essex Wildlife Trust says intact teeth, like the one found, are a "rare find".
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Thirsty and exhausted, Texans feel the heatwave

Wed, 2023-08-02 09:48
Concern is mounting for workers across Texas unable to avoid the sun and scorching temperatures.
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Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command

Tue, 2023-08-01 22:40
A signal sent in error left Voyager 2's antenna tilting the wrong way, severing contact with Earth.
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The truth about heat pumps and the power needed to run them

Tue, 2023-08-01 14:24
Climate editor Justin Rowlatt on the challenge of how to warm the UK's homes - but not the planet.
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