El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
Storms, droughts and record high temperatures lie ahead as US scientists confirm that El Niño has arrived. Read more BBC
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Climate change: How is my country doing on tackling it?
Find out how the world’s major economies are doing on cutting their emissions and what lies ahead. Read more BBC
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'Extinct' butterfly species reappears in UK
The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner – a keen naturalist – has been on their trail. Read more BBC News
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Solar panels – an eco-disaster waiting to happen?
“The world has installed more than one terawatt of solar capacity. Ordinary solar panels have a capacity of about 400W,
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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 Now
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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 Kappa
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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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