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More than eight million trees lost in UK winter

How eight million trees have already been brought down this winter, with thousands more threatened by storms.
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'Impressive' stick insect is both male and female

Charlie the pet stick insect is revealed to be both male and female after moulting.
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Drugs in rivers threaten world health - study

Paracetamol, nicotine, caffeine and epilepsy and diabetes drugs were widely detected, research finds.
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Rocket part set to hit Moon 'not from SpaceX'

Astronomers no longer believe a rocket stage that's due to hit the Moon was from Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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Modern star maps hint at famous wreck's location

Today's precise knowledge of the sky could aid the discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance ship.
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Record high deforestation of Amazon in January

The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in January far exceeded deforestation for the same month last year, according to government satellite data.
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James Webb telescope begins to focus its 'big eye'

It's a confusing but amazing image.
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Buried treasures threatened by climate change

Climate change is threatening to destroy treasures buried in the UK as the soils that protect them dry out.
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Sir David Attenborough named Champion of the Earth by UN

Sir David Attenborough has been named a Champion of the Earth by the UN's Environment Programme.
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'We're making wine in Norway as climate changes'

Vineyards are moving further north, but new winemakers say they struggle to be taken seriously.
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Mexico's Maya train: Work halted over cave concerns

A judge in Mexico has ordered the temporary suspension of works on a stretch of the Maya train project, citing a lack of environmental permits.
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Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted

A key finding in the latest IPCC climate report has been widely misinterpreted, according to scientists involved in the study.
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Climate change: Pledge of $100bn annual aid slips to 2023

A key pledge ahead of an upcoming climate change conference has still not been met and the money is not sure to be available before 2023.
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Climate change: What do scientists want from COP26 this week?

As the COP26 climate summit enters its second week, negotiations in Glasgow have hit a critical phase.
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Climate change: Airlines miss all but one target - report

UK airlines have missed all climate targets set since 2000 except for one, a new report claims.
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No silver-bullet solutions for saving used planet

Scientists issue a stark warning over the need to make hard choices about the way we use the land.
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'We're making wine in Norway as climate changes'

Vineyards are moving further north, but new winemakers say they struggle to be taken seriously.
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Astronomers stand up to big satellite networks

Astronomy is finally putting up a co-ordinated front to defend its interests as thousands of satellites are placed in the sky.
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First US robot lunar rover on track for launch

William "Red" Whittaker may not be a household name, but he should be.
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Space station to crash down to Earth in 2031

The International Space Station (ISS) will continue working until 2030, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031, according to Nasa.
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Musk's SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon

A rocket launched by Elon Musk's space exploration company is on course to crash into the Moon and explode.
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James Webb telescope reaches final position

Thirty days after it was launched, the James Webb telescope has arrived at the position in space where it will observe the Universe.
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First all-private crew launches to space station

Four astronauts have left Earth on the first all-private mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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'Single star' detected at record-breaking distance

They've nicknamed it "Earendel" and it's the most distant, single star yet imaged by a telescope.
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James Webb telescope instrument goes super-cold

It is perhaps the very definition of cool. The Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space telescope is now at its super-low operating temperature.
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74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russian hackers

Crypto-currency researchers say more than $400m of cyber-crime funds go to Russian gangs.
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Eccentric sewage rebels head for the big screen

When a group of middle-aged swimming friends from Scarborough became worried about sewage in the sea in the 1980s, they started staging eccentric stunts to highlight their cause, and even took on the government. Now, their story is being turned into a film.
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How nurseries are keeping track of their toddlers

Misty Ardouin set up her nursery, Nestlings, in Cardiff City centre in 2019. At the end of each day, they would have a "good sit down" in the playroom with parents to catch-up on everything the children had been doing.
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Record high deforestation of Amazon in January

The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in January far exceeded deforestation for the same month last year, according to government satellite data.
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Lessons in pleasure boost good safe sex

Teaching people about achieving sexual pleasure can help sell safe-sex messages, say researchers from the World Health Organization.
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White House left behind as states drop Covid rules

The White House is facing pressure to revise its position on mask wearing as pandemic restrictions are eased in a number of US states.
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James Webb telescope begins to focus its 'big eye'

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How Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19

In Taiwan, finding someone who will talk about their Covid experience is harder than you might think.
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