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E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

Fri, 2022-10-14 11:48
Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
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Lab-grown brain cells play video game Pong

Thu, 2022-10-13 01:01
Australian and UK researchers grow brain cells in a lab that have learned to play a 1970s video game.
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Direct action not ruled out by conservation groups over nature policies

Wed, 2022-10-12 13:51
The National Trust, RSPB and Wildlife Trusts say all options are on the table amid a rural revolt.
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Use Covid lessons to curb climate change, Lords tell government

Wed, 2022-10-12 12:17
Government must lead on home insulation and diet, the environment and climate change committee says.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Frenzied bee ball wins top prize

Wed, 2022-10-12 08:27
The extraordinary moment a manic scrum of male bees envelops a single female to try to mate with her.
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Conservation: Explosion in frog numbers after mass pond digging

Tue, 2022-10-11 11:40
Scientists brought endangered species back from the brink by simply building more ponds.
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Apple boom: Why community orchards are on the rise

Tue, 2022-10-11 10:50
A new generation of orchards born during lockdown is keeping old traditions alive.
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Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea

Mon, 2022-10-10 08:24
Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.
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Wildlife deserts nature reserve known as Europe's Amazon

Sun, 2022-10-09 09:40
Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
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Bird flu: Poultry in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex to be kept indoors

Sat, 2022-10-08 21:21
Birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex cannot be outside from Wednesday, amid the UK's largest outbreak.
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Young activists urge focus on cash for climate damage at COP27

Sat, 2022-10-08 03:15
Campaigners meeting ahead of the summit say it must deal with the long-running issue of 'loss and damage'.
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Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan

Sat, 2022-10-08 01:59
UN member states pledge to decarbonise air travel, but green groups say the deal is weak and non-binding.
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UK wardrobes stuffed with unworn clothes, study shows

Sat, 2022-10-08 01:14
A quarter of our clothes haven't been worn for a year but we are keeping garments for longer.
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Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:14
Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.
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Dancers' moves help to power Glasgow music venue

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:10
Heat energy is being captured from people dancing to help a Glasgow venue reduce its carbon emissions.
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UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:04
More than 100 licences are expected to be granted for new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.
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New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report

Thu, 2022-10-06 15:04
New licenses for North Sea oil and gas are incompatible with reaching net zero by 2050, a report says.
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Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor

Thu, 2022-10-06 10:39
X-ray scans of a tiny reptile fossil reveal the pterodactyls' ancestors scampered around on two legs.
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Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine

Thu, 2022-10-06 09:32
It is the first war where commercial space capabilities have played a significant role, a US general says.
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International crew blast off to join space station

Thu, 2022-10-06 02:05
American, Japanese and Russian astronauts blast their way to orbit in a SpaceX rocket and capsule.
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