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Climate change: 'We're not perfect', says Marion Cotillard on Antarctica trip

Fri, 2020-01-24 20:51
Actor Marion Cotillard says even remote places like "pristine" Antarctica are being harmed by humans.
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Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029

Fri, 2020-01-24 19:01
The firm says it plans to build up to 15 of the mini reactors, which can be delivered by a lorry.
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Iguanas falling from trees in Florida

Fri, 2020-01-24 08:35
As temperatures drop in Florida more and more iguanas are plummeting to the ground.
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What does Trump actually believe on climate change?

Fri, 2020-01-24 07:35
He has called it all of these things: "mythical", "a hoax", not a hoax, and "a very serious subject".
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Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life

Fri, 2020-01-24 02:20
Experts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
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Mount Vesuvius eruption: Extreme heat 'turned man's brain to glass'

Thu, 2020-01-23 22:09
Experts say the man's brain, found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, was affected by extreme heat.
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Cut meat and dairy intake 'by a fifth', report urges

Thu, 2020-01-23 11:01
Taxes may be needed to curb eating meat and dairy in the effort to combat climate change.
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Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug population

Thu, 2020-01-23 10:53
The first survey in decades will look at the 40 or more species thought to be living in Britain.
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Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools

Thu, 2020-01-23 10:32
The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
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Sizewell: RSPB Minsmere nature reserve fears 'environmental impact' on wildlife

Thu, 2020-01-23 06:12
EDF Energy wants to build new reactors next to the existing Sizewell B near Minsmere nature reserve.
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Davos 2020: Prince Charles offers stark warning over 'approaching catastrophe'

Thu, 2020-01-23 05:56
At the World Economic Forum, he asked: "Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing?"
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Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'

Thu, 2020-01-23 05:36
Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.
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Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg

Thu, 2020-01-23 02:21
The heir to the throne calls for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world deals with climate change.
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Earth's oldest asteroid impact 'may have ended ice age'

Wed, 2020-01-22 13:24
The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.
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Space mission to reveal 'Truths' about climate change

Wed, 2020-01-22 13:02
A UK-led satellite aims to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth's surface.
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Davos: Greta Thunberg & Donald Trump clash on climate change

Wed, 2020-01-22 06:41
The Swedish climate activist and the US president gave very different speeches at Davos.
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Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience

Wed, 2020-01-22 00:07
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, with Greta Thunberg in the audience.
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Davos: 'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' - Greta Thunberg

Tue, 2020-01-21 22:52
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has addressed world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Trump Davos speech: 'This is not a time for pessimism'

Tue, 2020-01-21 21:59
The US president called for the rejection of "the perennial prophets of doom" during his speech.
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New solar power source and storage developed

Tue, 2020-01-21 19:25
Tie-up of flexible solar film and energy storage aims to take homes and business off-grid.
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