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Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:02:02 GMT
Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:22:24 GMT
It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:07:36 GMT
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Seal colony thriving 'thanks to secluded site'
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 01:49:19 GMT
The National Trust hopes the colony will continue to grow and rival others along the coast.
Top UN court to rule on key climate questions
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:51:29 GMT
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change.
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:06 GMT
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:05:41 GMT
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
World way off target in tackling climate change - UN
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:00:46 GMT
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:44:52 GMT
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.
Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:38:31 GMT
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists
Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:57:03 GMT
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.
One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:20:56 GMT
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:13:37 GMT
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
Ancient landmarks closed off to walkers, campaigners say
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:11:44 GMT
They include a neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire and an Iron Age hill fort on the edge of Dartmoor.
Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:44:12 GMT
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:18 GMT
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:02:21 GMT
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
What's next for Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket?
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:40:08 GMT
The world's most powerful rocket is expected to be back in action again soon
Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:42:47 GMT
India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:08:27 GMT
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.
Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:54:30 GMT
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:03:04 GMT
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni's homecoming delayed again
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:28:15 GMT
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 04:27:46 GMT
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
'Christmas lights' galaxy reveals how Universe formed
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:00:31 GMT
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive
China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:22:23 GMT
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.
Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:58:01 GMT
A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?
Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:00:32 GMT
A capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station has docked.
Europe's Ariane-6 rocket blasts off on maiden flight
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:56:16 GMT
After a successful launch, the upper-stage of the rocket goes on to experience an anomaly.
Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:19:04 GMT
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:05 GMT
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:36:49 GMT
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
