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AI to stop water pollution before it happens

Fri, 2023-06-16 11:01
A project in England uses sensors, satellites and past spill data to predict future pollution.
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Five meerkats dead in suspected dye poisoning at Philadelphia Zoo

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:22
Officials say a substance used to mark them might be to blame for the deaths at Philadelphia Zoo.
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Trees found growing at record altitudes up Scotland's Munros

Thu, 2023-06-15 08:02
Researchers' discoveries include a rowan found growing more than 3,700ft up a Highland mountain.
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Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study

Tue, 2023-06-13 02:40
Researchers found that severe turbulence had increased 55% between 1979 and 2020 on a typically busy North Atlantic route.
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HotSat spacecraft to map heat loss from buildings

Mon, 2023-06-12 17:14
HotSat-1 will sense heat loss through roofs and walls to help direct insulation improvements.
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Wildfires: UK to set up new Mediterranean-style specialist units

Fri, 2023-06-09 18:13
Fire chiefs are set to increase the number of specialist teams trained in 'fighting fire with fire'.
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El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun

Thu, 2023-06-08 23:01
Storms, droughts and record high temperatures lie ahead as US scientists confirm that El Niño has arrived.
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Is climate change fuelling Canada's wildfires?

Thu, 2023-06-08 20:56
Smoke from wildfires has enveloped Toronto and New York. We look at the role of a changing climate.
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Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant

Wed, 2023-06-07 21:30
Researchers have found the first case of a crocodile who made herself pregnant.
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Could ultra-processed foods be harmful for us?

Mon, 2023-06-05 23:19
Panorama investigates the links between UK's food safety advisors and the ultra-processed food industry.
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Climate change: How is my country doing on tackling it?

Mon, 2023-06-05 09:07
Find out how the world's major economies are doing on cutting their emissions and what lies ahead.
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'Extinct' butterfly species reappears in UK

Mon, 2023-06-05 01:37
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner - a keen naturalist - has been on their trail.
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Solar panels - an eco-disaster waiting to happen?

Sun, 2023-06-04 09:01
A French factory is pioneering recycling of solar units as experts warn of a waste mountain by 2050.
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Conservationists tackle decline of Scottish coastal species

Sun, 2023-06-04 03:19
A £6.5m scheme to help prevent the extinction of priority species in Scotland has been launched.
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Are tornadoes in the US getting worse?

Fri, 2023-06-02 08:30
They are largely unpredictable and unforeseeable but are twisters becoming a more serious threat?
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Aras Amiri highlights jailed Iran environmentalists' plight

Thu, 2023-06-01 13:59
A former prisoner held for years in the same jail as the group tells the BBC of their plight.
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Peas that don't taste like peas could help the planet

Wed, 2023-05-31 22:03
UK researchers are developing peas that don't taste like peas as an environmentally friendly alternative to soya.
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Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn

Wed, 2023-05-31 09:09
Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear.
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Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes

Wed, 2023-05-31 08:46
Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.
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Watch rocket launch first Chinese civilian into space

Tue, 2023-05-30 16:28
China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong Space Station, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time.
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