Peas that don't taste like peas could help the planet
UK researchers are developing peas that don’t taste like peas as an environmentally friendly alternative to soya. Read more BBC
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Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn
Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear. Read more BBC News Kappa
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Man prises crocodile's jaws off his head at Australian resort
The 51-year-old had a narrow escape from the animal while snorkelling off a luxury island in Queensland. Read more BBC
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Precious cheetah cubs die in India national park
The cubs were the first to be born in the country 70 years after the animals were declared extinct here
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Deep-sea mining hotspot teems with mystery animals
Thousands of ‘otherworldly’ animals live beneath the ocean in an area that may be mined for metals. Read more BBC
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COP 28: Government defends oil boss Jaber to head talks
Government minister pushes back against EU and US calls for removal of Sultan al-Jaber as head of COP28. Read more
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Fast-growing chickens: Judge dismisses 'Frankenchickens' farming welfare case
A high court judge dismisses a legal challenge over the welfare of fast-growing chickens on farms. Read more BBC News
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Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again
The operation to restore Gert-Jan’s movement was carried out in July 2021. Prof Bloch cut two circular holes on each
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Extreme weather more common but less deadly
Better early warning systems and disaster management mean fewer lives lost to extreme weather. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Can ‘enhanced rock weathering’ help combat climate change?
‘Enhanced rock weathering’ uses tiny volcanic rocks to capture the greenhouse gas carbon from the atmosphere. Read more BBC News
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Kuenssberg: Why 'boomer' Schwarzenegger won't wait to tackle climate change
The actor and ex-governor tells Laura Kuenssberg politicians must move faster to preserve the planet. Read more BBC News Now
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Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
“We really are now within reach of a temporary exceedance of 1.5C for the annual mean temperature, and that’s the
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Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before
Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an image
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Coventry exhibition highlights dangers of space debris
Organisers say we need to clean up near-Earth debris or risk making space travel impossible. Read more BBC News Now
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Which European nations are winning the heat pump race?
Bastian Distler, a product manager in Ketsch in south-west Germany, was considering upgrading to a heat pump anyway for environmental
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Astronomers detect largest cosmic explosion ever seen
Last year, astronomers detected the brightest explosion on record, a gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A, which lasted just over
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Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US
Like Alberta, BC is also slated for an unusually hot few days from Friday to Tuesday, raising concerns about both
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More diverse gene map could lead to better treatments
The aim is to develop more effective treatments for more people, but genetic scientists are aware that the research has
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Thames, Yorkshire and South West Water bosses refuse bonuses over sewage spill
The CEOs of Thames, Yorkshire and South West Water will not take their bonuses this year. Read more BBC News
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Butterfly species named after Lord of the Rings villain Sauron
The genus is named Saurona, as marks on the insect’s wings look like the all-seeing eye in Tolkien’s books. Read
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