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BBC News – Science & Environment
Last feed update: Monday March 18th, 2024 10:00:11 AM
High-seas drama over an ocean treasure trove
Monday March 18th, 2024 11:17:05 AM
Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing deep-sea mining for obstructing a research expedition.
Heat pumps too expensive, government warned
Monday March 18th, 2024 12:14:59 AM
The spending watchdog says the costs remain too high and public awareness of the technology remains low.
The ‘insane’ plan to save the Arctic’s sea-ice
Saturday March 16th, 2024 12:39:31 AM
Could a daring experiment help our planet or is it a dangerous distraction?
Iceland state of emergency after volcanic flare-up
Sunday March 17th, 2024 05:06:35 PM
Powerful lava flows began late on Saturday – but authorities say they have since diminished significantly.
Elon Musk’s Starship goes ‘farther than ever’
Thursday March 14th, 2024 04:17:23 PM
The world’s most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
Australian farm grows world’s biggest blueberry
Friday March 15th, 2024 02:17:01 AM
The monster fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry.
World’s largest trees are ‘thriving in UK’
Wednesday March 13th, 2024 01:33:45 AM
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well – and growing fast.
Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row
Thursday March 7th, 2024 03:06:49 AM
It’s the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government
Thursday February 22nd, 2024 12:34:37 PM
The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits.
Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Tuesday February 27th, 2024 12:04:21 AM
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year
Thursday February 8th, 2024 10:18:33 AM
The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.
Amazon’s record drought driven by climate change
Wednesday January 24th, 2024 05:37:35 PM
The world’s largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.
US-Russian crew successfully enter space station
Tuesday March 5th, 2024 06:50:25 AM
A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.
‘Ice bumps’ reveal history of Antarctic melting
Tuesday February 27th, 2024 12:25:33 AM
Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.
Pioneering European satellite burns up over Pacific
Wednesday February 21st, 2024 08:18:31 PM
The veteran ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft dives to destruction 2,000km west of California.
Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg
Wednesday February 28th, 2024 07:23:24 PM
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
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