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Heat pumps still too expensive, government warned

Mon, 2024-03-18 10:14
The spending watchdog says the costs remain too high and public awareness of the technology remains low.
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Iceland volcano lava nears Grindavik in new eruption

Sun, 2024-03-17 12:34
An expert says the latest flare-up on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is the most powerful so far.
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The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice

Sat, 2024-03-16 10:39
Could a daring experiment help our planet or is it a dangerous distraction?
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Australian farm grows world's biggest blueberry

Fri, 2024-03-15 12:17
The monster fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry.
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Water voles to benefit from £25m landscapes scheme

Fri, 2024-03-15 11:07
England's fastest-declining mammal is to be protected as part of a new habitats restoration fund.
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Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:17
The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
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Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:17
The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
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Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:17
The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
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Slugs and snails to get 'image makeover'

Thu, 2024-03-14 11:31
The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust says the scourge of gardeners are "nature's clean-up crew".
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Whale menopause linked to longer lifespan

Thu, 2024-03-14 02:02
A study of whales sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of the menopause.
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World's largest trees are 'thriving in UK'

Wed, 2024-03-13 11:33
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.
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Bananas to cost more as climate warms, says expert

Tue, 2024-03-12 12:12
A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices, a top banana industry expert warns.
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New gas power plants to stop blackouts - minister

Tue, 2024-03-12 10:07
Critics say a commitment to build new gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.
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Bird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven

Tue, 2024-03-12 04:02
The first avian influenza cases in the penguins of South Georgia are reported by scientists.
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New life springs from rescued Sycamore Gap tree

Sat, 2024-03-09 11:57
BBC News is shown the secret site protecting the remains of the Sycamore Gap tree felled last year.
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Mass die-offs rising among farmed salmon

Fri, 2024-03-08 10:52
Warmer seas and greater reliance on technology are linked to hundreds of millions of farmed salmon deaths.
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World's earliest forest discovered, scientists say

Thu, 2024-03-07 22:34
The tree fossils dating back 390 million years were found near a Butlin's holiday camp in Somerset.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record

Thu, 2024-03-07 13:06
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row

Thu, 2024-03-07 13:06
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row

Thu, 2024-03-07 13:06
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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