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Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him
Unlike his Indiana Jones character, Ford says he likes snakes and called the discovery "humbling".
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Burning mangrove trees for a living: 'I'd quit tomorrow if I could'
Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.
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Russia launches first space mission to Moon in 47 years
The Russian mission is racing against India to be the first country to land on the Moon's south pole.
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British sign language gets climate change update
Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary.
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How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?
How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?
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Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe
Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.
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Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature
Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.
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Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight
Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.
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Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui
People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.
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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
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Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her
A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a three-way struggle.
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Water firms face legal action over sewage pollution
It could result in customers receiving an average of £40 each, but there is no guarantee it will succeed.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia likely Russian rocket
Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.
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Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?
The eight countries who share the rainforest are meeting in Brazil for a "milestone" summit.
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Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.
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Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet
The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.
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US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.
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James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life
The images captured by the James Webb telescope show the star in an unprecedented level of detail.
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Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats
Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.
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