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Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth

Mon, 2022-12-12 03:40
After a 26-day flight around the Moon, Nasa's future astronaut ship parachutes into the Pacific.
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Chile volcano: Alert issued after Lascar rumbles to life

Sun, 2022-12-11 11:23
The Lascar volcano, in the north, sends a plume of volcanic ash and hot gases 6,000m into the sky.
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Biodiversity: What is a mass extinction and are we causing one?

Sat, 2022-12-10 09:38
While scientists agree on the dire state of life on Earth, they don't always agree on how we should describe it.
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Biodiversity: 'Magical marine species' pushed toward extinction

Sat, 2022-12-10 01:00
A new extinction list reveals grave conservation concern for a 'sea cow' that inspired tales of mermaids.
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COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?

Fri, 2022-12-09 02:37
New money for climate damage, but little progress on emissions. A round up of what was agreed in Egypt.
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Water companies "letting down" customers

Thu, 2022-12-08 21:33
Industry watchdog Ofwat, said that despite some improvements it remains deeply concerned.
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Reverse nature's decline or there is no future - UN

Thu, 2022-12-08 10:41
The UN's biodiversity chief says talks under way in Montreal are the last chance to save nature.
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Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old lost world

Thu, 2022-12-08 03:01
Genetic material extracted from soil has revealed the ancient plants and animals of North Greenland.
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COP15: UN calls for 'peace pact with nature'

Wed, 2022-12-07 14:54
Countries are meeting in Montreal for a once-a-decade opportunity to put nature on the path to recovery.
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Onshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt

Wed, 2022-12-07 07:22
The government says it will rewrite a planning rule restricting new turbines in England.
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Deforestation: EU law bans goods linked to destruction of trees

Wed, 2022-12-07 03:18
Household goods such as coffee and chocolate will have to pass strict checks before they are sold in the EU.
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Nasa's Orion spacecraft is homeward-bound

Tue, 2022-12-06 04:45
The ship fires its main engine near the Moon, committing itself to a return to Earth on Sunday.
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Tasmanian tiger: Remains of last thylacine found in cupboard after 85 years

Mon, 2022-12-05 14:42
The pelt and skull of the last known thylacine are identified in Hobart, solving an 85-year mystery.
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Russia: Bodies of 2,500 seals found along Caspian Sea coast

Mon, 2022-12-05 05:14
The seals were found on the Caspian Sea coast, but officials do not believe they died violently.
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Out on a spacewalk with Nasa astronauts at the ISS

Sun, 2022-12-04 11:51
The astronauts installed new solar panels to give the International Space Station more power.
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Earthshot Prize: Prince William announces five winners

Sat, 2022-12-03 09:47
Friends from Oman who turn CO2 into rock and a UK firm making packaging from seaweed are among the winners.
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Notpla: UK plastic-alternative developer among £1m Earthshot Prize winners

Sat, 2022-12-03 09:32
A London firm which developers nature-friendly packaging is among five climate prize winners.
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Bright-eyed tree frog wins ecology photo prize

Sat, 2022-12-03 06:32
This year’s winners of the British Ecological Society competition "celebrate the diversity" of ecology.
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Bristol: Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought

Sat, 2022-12-03 05:01
A scientist says the fossil is "one of the most important found in the last few decades".
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Nature-based farming-subsidies scheme given green light

Fri, 2022-12-02 05:14
A post-Brexit green subsidy scheme is going ahead - but there is no clarity on what farmers will be paid.
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