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2017 'very likely' in top three warmest years on record

Mon, 2017-11-06 21:04
Scientists say that 2017 shows a continuing trend of high temperatures and extreme weather events.
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Patient scans being sent from ambulances in new trial

Mon, 2017-11-06 19:30
The European Space Agency has part-funded the pilot project involving five ambulances in the Highlands.
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Trailblazing women

Mon, 2017-11-06 11:53
More than half of people in the UK can't name a famous woman in science - this week, BBC 100 Women aims to change that number.
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Relocated squirrels moving to new areas, says charity

Mon, 2017-11-06 10:05
More than 80 had been stuck and were moved to other Highland areas with no red squirrels.
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Anger over Trump support for coal at UN climate talks

Sun, 2017-11-05 18:26
US plans to promote coal as a solution to climate change at a key UN meeting rile environmentalists.
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Climate change: US report at odds with some in Trump team

Sat, 2017-11-04 18:59
A spokesman says climate is "always changing" after a report ties global warming to human activity.
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A last refuge for Europe's blighted killer whales

Sat, 2017-11-04 02:42
The Norwegian island of Kvaløya is now one of the few places in Europe to see a pod of killer whales.
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New orangutan species discovered in Indonesia

Fri, 2017-11-03 03:59
Scientists have just identified a new great ape species - and it's already in danger.
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The UK's race to get its own nuclear safety inspectors

Fri, 2017-11-03 03:04
Highly-specialised staff are needed to take over from European nuclear regulators after Brexit.
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New great ape species identified in Indonesia

Fri, 2017-11-03 02:19
The apes in question were only reported to exist after an expedition into Sumatra mountains in 1997.
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'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza

Thu, 2017-11-02 22:01
Scanning technology suggests there is a large, previously unknown cavity in the ancient monument.
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Stranded elephant rescued from well in Sri Lanka

Wed, 2017-11-01 20:02
Wildlife officials rushed to help when the elephant was found trapped.
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Which has cleaner air: Eastbourne or London?

Wed, 2017-11-01 07:40
The UK cities with atmospheres considered harmful to health by the WHO are revealed in a new report.
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Asteroid impact plunged dinosaurs into catastrophic 'winter'

Wed, 2017-11-01 06:34
Scientists are now clearer on the freezing climate conditions that forced dinosaurs from the Earth.
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UK's Halley Antarctic base set for second closure

Tue, 2017-10-31 22:13
The UK's Halley station will be mothballed again this year because of uncertainty over ice cracks.
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Cod and haddock 'may vanish' from Scotland's west coast

Tue, 2017-10-31 21:22
Herring and haddock could also disappear by the turn of the century due to global warming, warn scientists.
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Emissions gap remains 'alarmingly high' says UN

Tue, 2017-10-31 20:51
Carbon cuts planned under the Paris accord still fall well short of what's needed, says the UN.
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A pint of view: What do farmers think about Brexit?

Tue, 2017-10-31 10:37
What do the farmers out in the field, in the dairy, and in the milking parlour think about Brexit?
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Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016

Mon, 2017-10-30 20:00
CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere jumped to a record high in 2016, says the World Meteorological Organization.
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Waterworld

Sun, 2017-10-29 10:42
Sir David Attenborough is returning to our screens and people are very excited about it.
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