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Brazil's Embraer plans to build electric flying taxi factory near Sao Paolo

Fri, 2023-07-21 11:02
Embraer says it will build electric aircraft with hopes they will take flight from 2026.
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Can houseplants purify the air in your home?

Fri, 2023-07-21 09:16
Research shows that house plants don't make much difference to air quality.
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Drones are showing us sharks like never before

Fri, 2023-07-21 09:13
Astonishing aerial footage reveals sharks are closer to us than we think – and usually leave us alone.
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Eating less meat 'like taking 8m cars off road'

Fri, 2023-07-21 01:22
A new Oxford University study pinpoints for the first time how high- and low-meat diets impact the planet.
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Orca mothers keep 5-tonne sons out of trouble

Fri, 2023-07-21 01:07
Post-menopausal killer whales protect their adult sons from fights, research shows.
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World will miss 1.5C warming limit - top UK expert

Thu, 2023-07-20 20:15
Former head of the UN climate science body told the BBC's Today programme he was very pessimistic.
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Kuno cheetah deaths: Could radio collars be killing the big cats in India?

Thu, 2023-07-20 10:55
Deaths of some of the cheetahs brought to India last year amid much fanfare have been making headlines.
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The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists

Thu, 2023-07-20 01:46
Counter terror police have raided the homes of a swathe of Australian environmental activists.
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Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries

Wed, 2023-07-19 09:45
New discoveries in the buried ancient city shed fresh light on Roman life before Vesuvius erupted.
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India space chief says no mystery over rocket debris on Australian beach

Wed, 2023-07-19 08:36
An object found on an Australian beach led to speculation it may be debris from India's Moon mission.
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Timelapse captures sandstorm engulfing Phoenix

Wed, 2023-07-19 06:42
These storms are sudden and violent and can stretch across Arizona's desert landscape at any time.
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Lean times hit the vertical farming business

Tue, 2023-07-18 09:01
Vertical farms are going through a tough period - do the hi-tech indoor farms have a future?
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Heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China - UN

Tue, 2023-07-18 06:52
The European heatwave may last into August, the World Meteorological Organisation warns.
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Climate change plan will leave UK unprepared, advisors warn

Tue, 2023-07-18 04:42
The latest plan to prepare the UK for intense heatwaves and flooding falls short of expectation.
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US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

Fri, 2023-07-14 13:19
Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks before he travels to China to discuss climate change issues.
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Watch: Man catches Florida’s longest-ever Burmese python

Fri, 2023-07-14 12:43
A Florida hunter has wrestled and caught a 19ft Burmese python, the longest-ever documented in the state.
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The US military revives an idea for stealthy sea power

Fri, 2023-07-14 09:00
Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines.
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Facts are up against fear ahead of Fukushima water release

Fri, 2023-07-14 07:54
Locals struggle to believe the plant's treated radioactive water is safe to pump into the Pacific Ocean.
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Chandrayaan-3: India set to launch historic Moon mission

Fri, 2023-07-14 07:39
If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
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Cambridge Uni hopes to build own solar farm

Fri, 2023-07-14 07:30
Any application will need to go to the secretary of state before a solar farm can be installed.
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