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A third of tropical African plants face extinction

Thu, 2019-11-21 10:44
An assessment shows rapid loss of trees, shrubs and herbs in countries such as Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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Brown bear attacks: Deaths spark fear in Romania

Thu, 2019-11-21 10:11
Three men die in little over a month in Romania, home to Europe's biggest brown bear population.
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Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic

Thu, 2019-11-21 10:03
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
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Climate change: China coal surge threatens Paris targets

Wed, 2019-11-20 22:18
China is adding coal power equivalent to the EU's entire generating capacity.
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Musicians 'have to be proactive' on climate change

Wed, 2019-11-20 16:56
Emma Banks puts on tours for some of the world's biggest musicians - but says they need to change.
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Koala rescued from fire in Australia

Wed, 2019-11-20 08:08
Bushfires are spreading across Australia's east coast, ravaging the marsupial's main habitat.
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Supernova 1987A: 'Blob' hides long-sought remnant from star blast

Tue, 2019-11-19 23:59
A three-decades-long search may finally have located the hot object left behind by a famous supernova.
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New hope for one of world's most endangered reptiles

Tue, 2019-11-19 20:29
The discovery of baby crocodiles in a river in Nepal is raising hopes for the future of the gharial.
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Australia fires: Sydney blanketed by smoke from NSW bushfires

Tue, 2019-11-19 15:46
People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as bushfires rage across the region.
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Attenborough: People have shown they care about plastic pollution

Tue, 2019-11-19 14:08
Sir David Attenborough says people's response to plastic pollution has been encouraging
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Attenborough: World 'changing habits' on plastic

Tue, 2019-11-19 10:37
"I think we're all shifting our behaviour," the BBC broadcaster says as he wins a prestigious award.
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Geologist blasts society's links with oil firms

Tue, 2019-11-19 03:59
A leading London scientist quits the Geological Society over its ties with fossil fuel companies.
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Renewable energy: Rise in global wind speed to boost green power

Tue, 2019-11-19 03:04
Rising winds could increase energy production from turbines by a third over the next decade.
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New hope for trees affected by ash dieback

Tue, 2019-11-19 02:01
A study identifies the genetics in ash trees that confers resistance to a deadly disease.
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Brazil's Amazon deforestation highest since 2008, space agency says

Tue, 2019-11-19 01:12
The rainforest loses 9,762 sq km in 12 months, an increase of nearly 30%, Brazil's space agency says.
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Climate defenders: The woman helping coal miners to save the planet

Mon, 2019-11-18 10:20
Sharan Burrow wants to find alternative livelihoods for coal miners and therefore help protect our climate.
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Analysis: Large-scale tree planting 'no easy task'

Sun, 2019-11-17 00:34
Trees are the latest green battleground in the election campaign, writes BBC Science editor David Shukman.
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Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph

Sat, 2019-11-16 20:01
The British jet-powered car goes faster still during trials on a dried-out lakebed in South Africa.
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Sentinel for sea-level rise enters testing

Sat, 2019-11-16 02:23
The satellite that will maintain the "gold standard" measurement of ocean height is nearly complete.
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'Alarm' over winter flood prospects in England

Sat, 2019-11-16 01:03
The Environment Agency is worried about further flooding this winter after near-record rainfall.
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