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Conservation is saving species, global study says

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:52:26 GMT

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:34:37 GMT

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits.

World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:18:33 GMT

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.

Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:04:53 GMT

Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories.

Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:35:24 GMT

Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.

Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:37:15 GMT

Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.

Preventing space contamination rises up the agenda

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:45:40 GMT

Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.

Handbag designer jailed for wildlife smuggling

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:43:26 GMT

Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.

Japan comes face to face with its own space junk

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:24:57 GMT

A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.

White House wants Moon to have its own time zone

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:23:43 GMT

The US government has asked Nasa to develop a way to keep track of time on the Moon.

Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:04:21 GMT

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:17:23 GMT

The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.

Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:17:32 GMT

The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.

Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:06:49 GMT

It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.

First ever climate change victory in Europe court

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:24:42 GMT

"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.

Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:37:03 GMT

The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.

One woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 01:24:11 GMT

Scientist Marie Makuate wants more African countries to have their own satellites orbiting Earth.

Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:12:11 GMT

A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.