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Climate change: Europe and polar regions bear brunt of warming in 2022

Tue, 2023-01-10 22:07
Last year was the world's fifth warmest year with Europe enduring its hottest summer on record
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UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure

Tue, 2023-01-10 11:27
The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has a technical problem on its climb to space.
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Could floating solar farms survive out at sea?

Tue, 2023-01-10 10:08
Engineers are working on building solar farms robust enough to survive in the open ocean.
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Ozone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says

Tue, 2023-01-10 04:52
A global agreement in 1987 to ban chemicals harming the ozone layer is working, scientists say.
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Spaceport Cornwall: From pasty memes to rocket launch

Mon, 2023-01-09 18:04
The first orbital space launch from the UK is set to take off from Cornwall.
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UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off

Mon, 2023-01-09 17:20
A modified jumbo jet will fly out of Cornwall on a mission to send nine satellites to orbit.
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Lützerath: German coal mine stand off amid Ukraine war energy crunch

Mon, 2023-01-09 11:59
Activists and police are facing off in Lützerath, where diggers plan to expand a giant coal mine.
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Single-use cutlery and plates to be banned in England

Mon, 2023-01-09 04:38
Figures suggest more than four billion pieces of single-use cutlery are used in England each year.
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Can the UK's race to space take off?

Sat, 2023-01-07 03:00
The first orbital rocket launch from Britain is about to blast off - but it's just the start for the UK's race to space.
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Wind generated a record amount of electricity in 2022

Fri, 2023-01-06 14:41
More electricity in Great Britain last year came from renewable sources than from fossil fuels.
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Sierra Madre: The deadly battle to save a rainforest in the Philippines

Fri, 2023-01-06 07:59
Around 90% of the Sierra Madre, which protects the Philippines from the worst of climate change, is gone.
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US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey bees

Fri, 2023-01-06 07:58
The vaccine targets a disease known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae.
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Green farming schemes to be paid more taxpayers' money

Thu, 2023-01-05 20:48
The amount of money paid to farmers in England for environmental work will rise, the government says.
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UK weather: 2022 was warmest year ever, Met Office confirms

Thu, 2023-01-05 20:04
The average annual temperature last year was more than 10C for the first time, the Met Office says.
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Energy crisis: MPs call for 'war effort' on insulation

Thu, 2023-01-05 17:10
Report says opportunities were missed last summer to improve the energy efficiency of homes and save money on gas.
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Whitehaven coal mine: Friends of the Earth to launch legal fight

Thu, 2023-01-05 00:46
Friends of the Earth claims the government "acted unlawfully" in approving the mine in Cumbria.
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Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90

Wed, 2023-01-04 12:45
Walter Cunningham - described as a "true hero" - was on the first Nasa mission to broadcast live TV.
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European weather: Winter heat records smashed all over continent

Wed, 2023-01-04 07:09
From Spain to Latvia, national and regional records for January are broken across the continent.
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Elephants: Covid and ethics reshape Thailand's tourism industry

Tue, 2023-01-03 10:13
Covid-19 and ethical concerns are drastically reshaping the industry in Thailand.
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Armchair shark detectives needed for Welsh project

Mon, 2023-01-02 07:53
Volunteers are needed to help identify sharks, skates and rays as part of a conservation project.
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