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• Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found
  The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
• How Christmas trees are getting a new lease of life
  Some businesses are helping to recycle and reuse trees in a bid to reduce landfill and emissions.
• Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?
  Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
• The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
  Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
• Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'
  The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
• Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
  There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
• Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers
  Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.
• 'This is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records
  The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
• 'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers
  The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
• Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban
  The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring "the biggest reforms in a generation".
• Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
  Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.
• Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
  The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.
• Cats became our companions much later than you think
  In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
• Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
  Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
• Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
  President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
• Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists
  Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
• Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
  South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
• Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
  The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
• Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine
  India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.
• Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region
  The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.
• Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
  Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
• 'How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia'
  'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health.
• Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life
  The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent.
• Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing
  The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
• The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes
  They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
• Environment prize nominees 'heroes of our time', says William
  Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
• Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
  The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.
• SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback
  The Starship rocket is critical to the company's hopes of one day carrying people to the Moon and Mars.
• Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97
  The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.
• Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men
  Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
• Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media
  The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.
• Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere
  The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
• The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans
  Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?
• Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth
  Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.
• Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
  Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
• Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
  Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
• SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
  Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
• Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
• Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
  Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
• New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
  The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
• Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
  The White House says the decision was taken because those entities "no longer serve American interests".
• Carbon capture company lands nearly £1m in backing
  The Carbon Removers, based near Dumfries, will use the funding to expand its operations across Europe.
• Electric car discounts are unsustainable, says industry group
  The SMMT warned of a growing gap between consumer demand and the government's ambitions for EVs.
• Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
  Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
• Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'
  The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
• BBC taken to secret location in Welsh mountains to find rare plant
  BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Eryri - also known as Snowdonia - to find a rare plant.
• 'This is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records
  The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
• Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
  There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
• UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space
  A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
• Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches - but they're making an unholy mess
  A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
• 'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC
  The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.
• From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds
  The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
• The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
  Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
• COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?
  The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
• Britain's energy bills problem - and why firms are paid huge sums to stop producing power
  Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery?
• These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?
  It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
• Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities
  Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?
• BBC Inside Science
  From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided.
• BBC Inside Science
  A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
• BBC Inside Science
  President Trump continues to shake up science. We look at the impact it’s already having.
• BBC Inside Science
  New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.

National Geographic©

• Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care Costs
  Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
• As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier Lungs
  New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
• Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running Low
  Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
• Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition
  A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
• How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's Tale
  The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
• Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an Island
  A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
• Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped
  Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
• What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous Scientists
  In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
• New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in Siberia
  Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
• Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?
  Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
• Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding
  With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
• 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Died
  Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
• Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest Homeland
  By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
• Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?
  The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
• 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of Norwegians
  Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
• Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide Pipeline
  The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
• New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact
  "Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
• Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in Myanmar
  Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
• Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand Beach
  Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
• 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in Time
  Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
• New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the Rise
  The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
• Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California Coast
  Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
• Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds Multitudes
  Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
• To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the Mangroves
  Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
• National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the Planet
  We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.