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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 03:47
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
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Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica

Wed, 12/25/2024 - 09:39
Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
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Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges

Tue, 12/17/2024 - 16:00
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
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One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report

Tue, 12/17/2024 - 06:20
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
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Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms

Fri, 12/13/2024 - 18:38
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
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Cop29: US out, China in - the future of climate talks?

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 15:07
What it means for the global climate effort if another superpower comes to the fore, just as Trump steps back
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Fury at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 14:06
Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.
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Is nuclear power gaining new energy?

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 03:03
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
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Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 05:34
Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
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'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 03:20
Conservationist Jane Goodall on the urgent need to turn the tide on climate change and nature loss.
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Volcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moon

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 13:06
Volcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side".
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Runaway 'spy whale' fled Russian military training says marine scientist

Wed, 11/13/2024 - 08:17
Marine scientist uncovers the story behind Andruha's escape from Russian military training programme.
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New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life

Mon, 11/11/2024 - 19:00
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
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New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life

Mon, 11/11/2024 - 19:00
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
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Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why

Sat, 11/09/2024 - 03:08
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.
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This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 06:22
It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.
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William returns to 'special place' Africa for prize awards

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 01:41
The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.
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Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 18:57
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.
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Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 18:57
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.
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Green farming budget freeze 'will hit nature work'

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:47
Environmental groups warn that next year's farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature.
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