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Natural history TV 'boosts species awareness'

Fri, 2020-03-20 18:47
Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough's, triggered a greater interest in species.
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Vampire bats 'French kiss with blood' to form lasting bonds

Fri, 2020-03-20 10:37
Researchers observing the mammals saw them sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours.
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Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads

Thu, 2020-03-19 13:12
Some regions show significant drops in air pollutants as the coronavirus hits work and travel.
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Grace gravity mission captures Greenland ice loss

Thu, 2020-03-19 09:20
The US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
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Fossil 'wonderchicken' could be earliest known fowl

Thu, 2020-03-19 02:03
A newly discovered fossil bird could be the oldest-known ancestor of every chicken on the planet.
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Coronavirus: Venice canals clearer after lockdown

Wed, 2020-03-18 21:18
Venetians say they're seeing fish once again in the city's famous waters.
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Launching the Hubble Space Telescope: 'Our window into the universe'

Wed, 2020-03-18 10:58
How the launch of the Hubble telescope wasn't all plain sailing.
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Coronavirus: Cambridge scientists race for a vaccine

Wed, 2020-03-18 04:19
Cambridge scientists say they are working "as hard and as fast as we possibly can" to find a vaccine.
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Upgrade for popular UK nature sanctuary

Wed, 2020-03-18 00:00
Climate change: It's Back to Nature on Britain's holiday coast
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Climate change: The rich are to blame, international study finds

Tue, 2020-03-17 08:47
The Leeds University study looked at 86 countries and came to broadly the same conclusions about the rich.
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How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunked

Tue, 2020-03-17 01:41
Stereotypes and myths about race are not just used by racists. Here's how to debunk five myths.
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Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine

Mon, 2020-03-16 23:36
A group of 45 healthy, young volunteers in Seattle will be given the experimental jab.
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Huge knowledge gap over health of soil

Mon, 2020-03-16 20:23
A vital knowledge gap about England’s environment has been uncovered by soil campaigners.
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North Sea oil firm accused of profiting from deadly industry

Mon, 2020-03-16 20:17
Two oil rigs which had been owned by Diamond Offshore ended up being scrapped on a beach in India.
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The Cashmere crisis in the Himalayan ice desert

Mon, 2020-03-16 10:19
Photographer Andrew Newey has documented the lives of the Changpa nomads and the threat to Cashmere wool.
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The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart

Mon, 2020-03-16 10:05
Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.
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Ancient tsunami may have struck Falkland Islands

Mon, 2020-03-16 10:02
Evidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.
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Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet?

Sat, 2020-03-14 10:53
From Greta Thunberg to oil firms, people are pushing for more trees to be planted - but why?
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Tree planting: 'I want to plant one million’

Sat, 2020-03-14 10:48
At top speed, Canadian Shelby Barber can plant more than 4,000 trees a day.
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Christmas Island: 'A giant robber crab stole my camera'

Sat, 2020-03-14 02:01
Crabs on Australia's Christmas Island are suspected of pinching some high-priced equipment.
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