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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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Bird poo pollution posters at Scottish beaches challenged by experts

Wed, 2022-07-27 07:50
Signs at Scottish beaches suggest feeding the seagulls can contribute to water pollution.
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Russia to pull out of International Space Station

Wed, 2022-07-27 03:40
Moscow says it now wants to build its own station, ending more than 20 years of cooperation with the US.
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Covid origin studies say evidence points to Wuhan market

Wed, 2022-07-27 01:32
One of the researchers said he hoped the studies would correct the false theory that it came from a lab.
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Satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb aim to combine operations

Tue, 2022-07-26 20:58
The French company is set to merge with the satellite firm pulled from bankruptcy by the UK government.
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UK cities told they must prepare for wildfires

Tue, 2022-07-26 13:15
Fire chiefs in rural areas say lessons they learned in hot dry summers must be urgently applied in cities.
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Japan's police to take measures after wild monkey rampages

Mon, 2022-07-25 23:08
What started as attacks on women and children, now include the elderly and adult men, officials say.
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China launches second module for its space station Heavenly Palace

Sun, 2022-07-24 23:37
Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.
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