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Climate change: Impacts 'accelerating' as leaders gather for UN talks

Mon, 2019-09-23 00:05
A snapshot of the latest science, published as politicians gather in New York, says climate change is speeding up.
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Stratford vet tries to save orangutan shot 130 times

Sun, 2019-09-22 09:29
Paul Ramos was in Borneo to film the work being done to save the orangutan population.
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Swapping traffic for a workout on Ethiopia's streets

Sun, 2019-09-22 09:06
Sunday 22 September is World Car Free Day - but in Ethiopia it happens once a month, in cities across the country.
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Night in national park 'for every schoolchild'

Sat, 2019-09-21 22:15
Independent review suggests new ideas to "re-ignite" England's protected landscapes.
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The photographer capturing mankind's impact on planet Earth

Sat, 2019-09-21 09:06
Photographer Edward Burtynsky explains his 40-year quest for striking images of our impact on the planet.
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Climate strike: Protests in cities across the world

Sat, 2019-09-21 04:35
Millions of people join a global environmental strike led by schoolchildren.
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Euclid space telescope to study 'dark Universe' makes progress

Sat, 2019-09-21 03:50
Europe's space mission to uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy reaches a key milestone.
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Drillminister's new song Choke highlights air pollution

Sat, 2019-09-21 01:22
Speaking on BBC Victoria Derbyshire Drillminister called for the government to act faster with air pollution.
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Post office team picked for Antarctic Port Lockroy base

Fri, 2019-09-20 21:31
The team will spend four months franking stamps on tourists' postcards and counting penguins.
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Climate change: Offshore wind expands at record low price

Fri, 2019-09-20 21:27
The UK announces projects to power seven million homes with wind power - and no need for subsidy.
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Climate protest student: 'I'm here to step up and say no more'

Fri, 2019-09-20 19:53
Student Gina Hale is one of the protesters taking part in the day of climate action.
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SLS: Nasa's giant 'Moon rocket' takes shape

Fri, 2019-09-20 18:23
Nasa finishes assembling the main structural components for its largest rocket since the Apollo-era Saturn V.
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Award for man who stopped a mega-dam and saved Borneo's rainforest

Fri, 2019-09-20 13:45
Peter Kallang has been awarded a top environmental prize for a successful campaign to stop a mega-dam being built in Borneo.
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Cut air pollution to fight climate change - UN

Fri, 2019-09-20 10:28
The global effort to tackle emissions will be debated at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.
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Climate change: Arctic expedition to drift in sea-ice for a year

Fri, 2019-09-20 10:24
Germany will embed its Polarstern research ship in sea-ice for a year-long study of the climate.
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Bird populations 'in global crisis'

Fri, 2019-09-20 04:06
Bird populations in the US and Asia are "in crisis", according to two major studies.
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Denisovans: Face of long-lost human relative unveiled

Fri, 2019-09-20 02:13
The reconstructions offer the first glimpse of what the Denisovan looked like.
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Fish waste-based alternative to plastic wins Dyson Award

Fri, 2019-09-20 01:51
MarinaTex is an alternative to the single-use plastics such as those used in sandwich packets.
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Climate change: Rugby World Cup highlights injustice

Thu, 2019-09-19 10:08
Pacific nations bearing brunt of climate inaction by Australia, US and hosts Japan says Christian Aid study.
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Indonesia haze: What it's like breathing in Asia's hazardous smoke

Thu, 2019-09-19 09:09
Authorities have tried to clamp down on the fires causing the annual haze - so why is it still happening?
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