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Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable

Thu, 2022-08-04 13:37
Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to threats.
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Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish

Thu, 2022-08-04 09:01
Photographs from every continent except Antarctica show birds nesting or tangled in rubbish.
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Space debris Australia: Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in field

Thu, 2022-08-04 04:09
This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said.
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Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels

Tue, 2022-08-02 22:28
From Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines.
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Should Premier League football clubs travel so far for pre-season?

Tue, 2022-08-02 18:05
BBC Sport examines the climate impact of the Premier League's globe-trotting pre-season tours.
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Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 2022-08-02 11:32
The cost-of-living crisis has seen a rise in thefts of farm animals, vehicles and fuel, a report says.
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Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction

Tue, 2022-08-02 05:09
New research says it could be "fatally foolish" not to think the unthinkable on climate change.
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Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office

Tue, 2022-08-02 01:39
Parts of England saw the driest July on record with serious impacts on farmland and wildfire.
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Weave: New device will investigate Milky Way's origins

Mon, 2022-08-01 14:01
A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.
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The space tech helping to tackle deforestation Shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation

Mon, 2022-08-01 09:00
How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation
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Is the UK heading for a drought and will there be a hosepipe ban?

Sun, 2022-07-31 11:30
July saw temperature records broken multiple times and rainfall is down 76%.
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Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge

Sat, 2022-07-30 04:40
But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem.
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China rocket: Uncontrolled return to Earth raises concern

Fri, 2022-07-29 19:38
It's very unlikely to hit a populated area but raises questions about countries' handling of space junk.
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Farmers warn 'if the rain doesn't come we're really in trouble'

Fri, 2022-07-29 15:10
The recent dry weather is causing problems for farmers in the East of England.
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Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study

Fri, 2022-07-29 14:27
The American bullfrog and brown tree snake damage crops, cause power outages, and disrupt ecosystems.
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UK's 40C heatwave 'basically impossible' without climate change

Fri, 2022-07-29 13:51
Human-caused climate change made the high temperatures last week much more likely, say scientists.
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Cold sores traced back to kissing in Bronze Age by Cambridge research

Thu, 2022-07-28 22:56
Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.
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Climate change: UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office

Thu, 2022-07-28 13:01
The Met Office's annual look at our climate says higher temperatures are the new normal.
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James Lovelock: Influential green thinker dies aged 103

Thu, 2022-07-28 02:18
The scientist had a Eureka moment sparking his idea everything on Earth was interconnected.
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Celebrating new ways of reducing CO2 - the art of cutting carbon

Wed, 2022-07-27 09:09
With the 'de-printer' specially coated sheets of paper can be used 10 times over.
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