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Stranded 600lb turtle returned to Atlantic Ocean

Fri, 2021-10-15 07:04
The sea turtle washed ashore a riverbank in Massachusetts this week.
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One third of UK farmers could be depressed - survey

Fri, 2021-10-15 01:04
Regulation, the pandemic and extreme weather are among factors causing high stress to farmers.
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Nuclear fusion: Five sites shortlisted for UK energy plant

Thu, 2021-10-14 21:00
A final decision for the location of the UK's prototype fusion energy plant is due in 2022.
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Prince William: Saving Earth should come before space tourism

Thu, 2021-10-14 14:05
The prince says great minds should focus "on trying to repair this planet" not exploring space.
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Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021

Thu, 2021-10-14 14:00
Emissions from the richest countries are going up again this year as the global economy rebounds.
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Fashionable farming - the people growing their own clothes

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:07
A team of people in the north of England are now making clothes, from seeds to finished garments.
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Climate change in India: The young inventor's solar-powered ironing cart

Thu, 2021-10-14 08:44
India's ironing vendors use charcoal as fuel, but Vinisha Umashankar's cart harnesses the Sun's energy.
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Lords return Environment Bill to the Commons with big changes

Thu, 2021-10-14 02:47
The government faces pressure to get the bill passed ahead of the COP 26 climate conference.
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Waste electronics will weigh more than the Great Wall of China

Thu, 2021-10-14 00:00
Discarded waste like mobile phones and TVs in 2021 could weigh more than 57 million tonnes.
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Star Trek star William Shatner ready to boldly go into space

Wed, 2021-10-13 13:01
The actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is due to launch above Earth for real within hours.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: 'Explosive sex' wins top prize

Wed, 2021-10-13 07:16
An image of a bursting cloud of eggs and sperm as groupers mate in the Pacific is the judges' pick.
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Climate change: 'Adapt or die' warning from UK watchdog

Wed, 2021-10-13 02:00
The Environment Agency says the UK is unprepared for dealing with the effects of climate change.
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Building strategy to look at embodied carbon, says government

Tue, 2021-10-12 14:05
Carbon emissions from making building materials - or embodied carbon - had led to calls to end demolitions.
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Black scientists say UK research is institutionally racist

Tue, 2021-10-12 08:16
Senior black scientists tell the BBC they believe UK science to be "institutionally racist".
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Nobel Prize: We will not have gender or ethnicity quotas - top scientist

Tue, 2021-10-12 06:17
Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.
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Climate change: Prince Charles sympathetic to protesters' anger

Mon, 2021-10-11 15:00
The Prince of Wales tells the BBC he sympathises with protesters - but any action must be constructive.
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The race to save California’s famous sequoia trees

Mon, 2021-10-11 09:00
Tourists flock to California’s famous sequoia trees, but wildfires are threatening their existence.
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Biodiversity loss risks 'ecological meltdown' - scientists

Sun, 2021-10-10 09:12
The UK has an average of only 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average, study shows.
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Artificial lightning combats farm pollution

Fri, 2021-10-08 09:46
Tests in the UK have shown that artificial lightning can strip pollutants from animal manure.
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Climate change: Tracking China's steel addiction in one city

Fri, 2021-10-08 09:33
The BBC travels to Wuzhou to see how cities are grappling with climate targets and a "build" mantra.
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