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Brexit 'will enhance' UK wildlife laws - Gove

Mon, 2017-06-19 23:58
Any Brexit changes to the UK's wildlife laws will increase - not reduce - environmental protection, Michael Gove has pledged.
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Scientists fear new EU rules may 'hide' forest carbon loss

Mon, 2017-06-19 11:06
Forestry researchers condemn attempts to change the way carbon from trees is counted in Europe.
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Inflatable whales used as training tool

Sun, 2017-06-18 18:30
Volunteer rescuers have been learning how to save marine creatures when they wash up on the beach.
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Trump's divided desert: Wildlife at the border wall

Sun, 2017-06-18 10:42
Science reporter Victoria Gill joins researchers in Arizona to find out how President Trump's wall could affect endangered desert wildlife.
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Five robots that are changing everything

Sun, 2017-06-18 09:49
Nasa chief engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu on the robots that are changing the world.
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Divided desert: Wildlife and Trump's wall

Sun, 2017-06-18 09:39
How President Trump's "great wall" on US-Mexico border could affect endangered desert wildlife.
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My 25-year project to photograph the world's animals

Sat, 2017-06-17 09:54
Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore has photographed more than 6,000 contained species so far. He explains why.
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Genome pioneer John Sulston enters elite club

Sat, 2017-06-17 07:30
Sir John Sulston is elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list.
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'Little sunfish' robot to swim in to Fukushima reactor

Fri, 2017-06-16 14:21
It'll be a tough journey - previous robots sent in to the ruined nuclear reactor didn't make it back.
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China's quantum satellite in big leap

Fri, 2017-06-16 04:17
Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.
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Air pollution plan 'unfair' on local authorities

Thu, 2017-06-15 19:43
Solving air pollution is a national not a local issue, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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Airlander 10: World's longest aircraft hits highest altitude

Thu, 2017-06-15 06:01
The world's longest aircraft reached the altitude on its fourth test flight.
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Dams could 'permanently damage Amazon'

Thu, 2017-06-15 03:17
Scientists warn that hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could have a significant impact on the environment.
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Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey'

Thu, 2017-06-15 02:44
New details on an early megapode bird that lived alongside Australia's extinct giant marsupials.
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Juncker rejects US climate deal re-negotiation

Thu, 2017-06-15 01:00
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will not re-negotiate the Paris climate agreement.
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'Bottled nature' helps ease dental pain

Wed, 2017-06-14 23:27
Taking a walk along a virtual-reality beach helps ease dental patients' discomfort, a study finds.
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Rare black-tailed godwits released into wild at Welney

Wed, 2017-06-14 01:09
The 25 endangered black-tailed godwits were hand-reared to ensure their survival.
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The battle for nesting sites among the birds and the bees

Tue, 2017-06-13 22:09
Competition for nesting sites could explain why some birds and bumblebees are declining faster than others.
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Bee swarm swamps car in Hull

Tue, 2017-06-13 17:34
The owner of the vehicle said her family had all been stung by the 20,000 strong swarm.
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Mass death of fish in US river

Tue, 2017-06-13 07:11
Thousands of dying and dead fish were found in a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico.
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