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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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Batteries linked to hundreds of waste fires

Thu, 2022-12-01 10:09
Batteries thrown into household rubbish bins cause about 700 fires a year in waste facilities, a survey suggests.
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Somalia meteorite: Joy as scientists find two new minerals

Wed, 2022-11-30 05:27
Elaliite and elkinstantonite are the new names but the Saar people in Somalia call it Nightfall.
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Shenzhou-15: China sends astronauts to Tiangong space station

Wed, 2022-11-30 05:22
China has sent astronauts to live on its space station, the second permanent outpost in orbit.
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Bird flu: Free range turkey supplies hit by bird flu

Wed, 2022-11-30 01:50
About 600,000 birds have been culled or have died in the UK's worst avian flu outbreak.
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Bird flu: What is it and what's behind the outbreak?

Tue, 2022-11-29 11:16
Why is bird flu so bad this year and why are scientists so concerned?
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Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record

Tue, 2022-11-29 08:14
The spacecraft travels further from Earth than any previous vehicle built for astronauts.
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Climate change: Wasted methane gas 'a scandal'

Tue, 2022-11-29 03:04
Green Alliance says the high price of gas means fossil fuel companies should be capturing more of their methane emissions
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