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Oil clean-up 'scam' warnings ignored by Shell, whistle-blower tells BBC

Wed, 2025-02-12 11:24
The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.
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Stripey-faced fish named after warrior princess San

Wed, 2025-02-12 03:55
The newly discovered fish has stripes on its face like the Studio Ghibli warrior princess.
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BP set to scale back green investments as profits drop sharply

Tue, 2025-02-11 21:30
The oil giant is widely expected to say it will scale back on renewables later this month.
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Trump signs order shifting US back toward plastic straws

Tue, 2025-02-11 11:52
The president has long been a critic of paper straws, which he says don't work and dissolve too easily.
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Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:11
The findings shed light on a deeply mysterious part of Earth that is key to life on our planet.
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Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station

Mon, 2025-02-10 18:49
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.
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Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station

Mon, 2025-02-10 18:49
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.
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Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station

Mon, 2025-02-10 18:49
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.
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The indigenous community fleeing its drowning island

Sat, 2025-02-08 11:47
Rising sea levels threaten homes in Panama, but not everyone wants to leave.
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£22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn

Fri, 2025-02-07 18:43
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
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Concern UK's AI ambitions could lead to water shortages

Fri, 2025-02-07 11:48
Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them - but it's not clear where it will come from.
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£22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn

Fri, 2025-02-07 10:12
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
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'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan

Fri, 2025-02-07 06:23
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
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'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan

Fri, 2025-02-07 06:23
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
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How long could the Santorini 'seismic crisis' last?

Fri, 2025-02-07 06:16
Scientists say it is unclear how many more earthquakes will come to the idyllic Greek island.
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BBC Inside Science

Fri, 2025-02-07 03:00
And what does locking up a load of radioactive waste have in common with baking a cake?
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Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists

Thu, 2025-02-06 13:10
January was expected to be cooler than the same month last year, but was 0.1C warmer, which experts are struggling to explain.
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Unexpectedly warm January puzzles climate scientists

Thu, 2025-02-06 13:10
Last month was the world's warmest January on record, despite cooler weather patterns in the Pacific.
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UK to make it easier to build nuclear reactors

Thu, 2025-02-06 10:56
The process of loosening rules on where reactors could be built began under the previous government.
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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

Wed, 2025-02-05 15:41
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
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