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Make-up’s Big Palm Oil Secret

Mon, 2019-09-02 09:14
Make-up artist Emmy Burbidge travels to Papua New Guinea to discover the truth about what’s in her make-up, and find out whether there’s a sustainable way of producing the oil used.
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Extinction Rebellion 'stemmed from failed bus lane protest'

Sun, 2019-09-01 09:32
One of the protest movement's founders says she was inspired after praying on a psychedelic retreat.
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Tiffany Francis-Baker: How forests shaped our literary heritage and inspired a nation

Sun, 2019-09-01 09:20
One-hundred years after the Forestry Commission was set up, a writer reflects on the creative power of trees.
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Great Barrier Reef outlook very poor, Australia says

Fri, 2019-08-30 20:57
A report downgrades the reef's long-term health from poor to very poor due to climate change.
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Endangered bats: The manicure helping to save a species

Fri, 2019-08-30 11:17
Scientists explore the home of a bat species that is confined to a single cave in Cuba.
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Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight

Thu, 2019-08-29 23:44
The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.
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Amazon fires: Brazil bans land clearance blazes for 60 days

Thu, 2019-08-29 21:34
The 60-day ban comes as a leading environmentalist warns "the worst of the fire is yet to come".
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Arctic team maps five islands found by Russian student

Thu, 2019-08-29 21:29
Marina Migunova spotted the islands in photos showing a shrinking Arctic glacier.
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Climate change: People 'must consume less' says Ian Boyd

Thu, 2019-08-29 09:40
Reaching Net Zero emissions will be a huge challenge, says UK's outgoing chief environment scientist.
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Greta Thunberg arrives in New York City for UN Climate Summits

Thu, 2019-08-29 08:26
The teen climate change activist arrives in New York City after a 15-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a solar-powered boat.
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James Webb Space Telescope comes together

Thu, 2019-08-29 06:47
The successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope reaches a key milestone in its construction.
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'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor

Thu, 2019-08-29 03:16
The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.
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Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sails into New York City

Thu, 2019-08-29 01:27
The 16-year-old campaigner arrives in the US after sailing for two weeks across the Atlantic.
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Greta Thunberg: Why are young climate activists facing so much hate?

Wed, 2019-08-28 23:48
In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.
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Amazon fires: Forest loss challenges Paris climate ambition

Wed, 2019-08-28 21:47
Fossil fuel burning is the big issue but continued forest cover loss will make climate targets harder to achieve, say scientists.
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Amazon fires: Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept aid

Wed, 2019-08-28 20:42
The plea from the governors comes after a spat between President Bolsonaro and the French president.
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'Starhopper': SpaceX engine testbed makes minute-long jump

Wed, 2019-08-28 18:37
The Californian rocket company demonstrates its new methane-burning engine in Texas.
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Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?

Wed, 2019-08-28 09:55
Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?
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How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy

Wed, 2019-08-28 09:09
If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.
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Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid

Wed, 2019-08-28 02:18
President Bolsonaro demands an apology from his French counterpart for calling him a liar.
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