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Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns

Mon, 2022-06-06 09:09
US climate envoy John Kerry warns the world is "cooked" if countries continue using coal.
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China's plans to go to the Moon, Mars and beyond

Mon, 2022-06-06 09:01
China plans to put astronauts on the Moon and send probes to Mars and Jupiter. Why the grand plans?
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Shell's Jackdaw gas field given go-ahead by regulators

Thu, 2022-06-02 04:05
The UK government is seeking to boost domestic energy output following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast

Wed, 2022-06-01 12:57
The seagrass is roughly 4,500 years old and three times the size of Manhattan, researchers say.
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Universities warn of EU-UK research scheme 'close to precipice'

Wed, 2022-06-01 09:20
Vice-chancellors ask both sides to work together to save the UK's role in a multi-billion-pound scheme.
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Megalodon shark extinction may have been linked to great white competition

Wed, 2022-06-01 02:01
The great white shark could have helped push the megalodon to extinction through a battle for food.
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Harmful bacteria survives longer on plastic Scottish beach waste

Mon, 2022-05-30 20:52
Researchers say bacteria such as E. coli stays attached to plastic longer than natural material.
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Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned

Mon, 2022-05-30 09:50
Deep peat moorlands store huge amounts of carbon and are a buffer against climate change
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Why scientists are also watching animal YouTube videos

Sun, 2022-05-29 09:58
Those viral moments of unusual animal behaviour provide valuable insight for researchers as well.
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Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims

Fri, 2022-05-27 01:32
It is an almost complete set of "genetic instructions" from people who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
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Climate Change: MPs say building demolitions must be reduced

Thu, 2022-05-26 10:33
MPs say the amount of demolition and rebuilding must be reduced as it adds to the emissions driving climate change.
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The butterflies we may never see again in Britain

Thu, 2022-05-26 10:01
Scientists warn that 24 of Britain's butterfly species are in danger of dying out.
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Robot developed that’s smaller than a flea

Thu, 2022-05-26 04:02
Researchers at Northwestern University in the United States have created robots less than 1mm big.
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Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:51
The legislation will allow the commercial development of genetically-edited plants and animals in England.
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Why some farmers are turning away from the Tories

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:36
The mood is shifting in an industry destabilised by economic shocks and post-Brexit reforms.
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Forecasters predict a very active hurricane season

Wed, 2022-05-25 03:30
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
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'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions

Tue, 2022-05-24 11:27
The birds take to the skies en masse after calling out their 'vote', scientists have discovered.
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Could hydrogen ease Germany's reliance on Russian gas?

Tue, 2022-05-24 09:14
Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports.
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Gene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in England

Tue, 2022-05-24 01:01
A bill is to be introduced in Parliament in two days' time to allow the commercial growing of gene-edited crops in England.
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HSBC suspends banker over 'nut job' climate comments, say reports

Mon, 2022-05-23 15:05
The banking giant has reportedly suspended its responsible investing leader Stuart Kirk.
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