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Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea

Mon, 2022-10-10 08:24
Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.
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Wildlife deserts nature reserve known as Europe's Amazon

Sun, 2022-10-09 09:40
Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
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Bird flu: Poultry in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex to be kept indoors

Sat, 2022-10-08 21:21
Birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex cannot be outside from Wednesday, amid the UK's largest outbreak.
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Young activists urge focus on cash for climate damage at COP27

Sat, 2022-10-08 03:15
Campaigners meeting ahead of the summit say it must deal with the long-running issue of 'loss and damage'.
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Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan

Sat, 2022-10-08 01:59
UN member states pledge to decarbonise air travel, but green groups say the deal is weak and non-binding.
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UK wardrobes stuffed with unworn clothes, study shows

Sat, 2022-10-08 01:14
A quarter of our clothes haven't been worn for a year but we are keeping garments for longer.
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Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:14
Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.
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Dancers' moves help to power Glasgow music venue

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:10
Heat energy is being captured from people dancing to help a Glasgow venue reduce its carbon emissions.
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UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:04
More than 100 licences are expected to be granted for new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.
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New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report

Thu, 2022-10-06 15:04
New licenses for North Sea oil and gas are incompatible with reaching net zero by 2050, a report says.
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Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor

Thu, 2022-10-06 10:39
X-ray scans of a tiny reptile fossil reveal the pterodactyls' ancestors scampered around on two legs.
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Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine

Thu, 2022-10-06 09:32
It is the first war where commercial space capabilities have played a significant role, a US general says.
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International crew blast off to join space station

Thu, 2022-10-06 02:05
American, Japanese and Russian astronauts blast their way to orbit in a SpaceX rocket and capsule.
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Three scientists win Nobel for chemistry 'lego'

Wed, 2022-10-05 21:36
Their work on linking molecules like in living cells can be used in cancer treatment drugs.
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Asteroid struck by Nasa probe leaves 10,000km trail

Wed, 2022-10-05 14:01
A telescope in Chile captures an image of a comet-like plume of debris behind the giant rock.
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'Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic

Wed, 2022-10-05 10:10
Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms?
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COP27: Activists "baffled" that Coca-Cola will be sponsor

Wed, 2022-10-05 10:09
Climate activists say Egypt should reverse its decision because of Coca-Cola's plastic pollution.
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King Charles should attend climate summit, COP26 president says

Wed, 2022-10-05 08:33
Alok Sharma says the King has been a champion of the environment and other countries want him to attend COP27.
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Don’t backtrack on climate, COP host Egypt tells Truss

Tue, 2022-10-04 23:32
The call followed news that King Charles will not attend COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.
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Physics Nobel rewards science at the smallest scales

Tue, 2022-10-04 19:54
The award recognises advances in quantum mechanics which describes nature at the sub-atomic scale.
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