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- Hurricane Ian forces Nasa to shelter Artemis Moon rocketThe Artemis-I vehicle will be pulled off the launch pad in Florida to protect it from storm forces.
- Government review of ELMS farming subsidies stokes angerA major overhaul of farm subsidies that would pay public funds for environmental work is in doubt.
- German government sued over toxic air pollutionThe people involved say their country is not protecting their right to breathe clean and healthy air.
- How King Charles helped save British farmhouse cheeseThe new king helped drive a renaissance in British cheesemaking when the industry was in crisis 30 years ago.
- Would more UK gas actually bring down prices?The government is committed to extracting more oil and gas in the North Sea.
- Climate change risk to coastal castles - English HeritageRising sea levels are threatening ancient castles and forts at an accelerating rate, says English Heritage.
- Climate change: Spike in Amazon emissions linked to law enforcementScientists say a huge increase in deforestation in the Amazon is linked to lax law enforcement.
- Fracking ban lifted, government announcesScientific review into fracking concludes there is still a limited understanding of impacts.
- Rural areas hit harder by cost-of-living crisis, study findsPeople living in the countryside face higher costs than those in urban areas, a new report finds.
- School uniforms in N America linked to PFAS "forever chemicals"A study of school uniforms in the US and Canada shows high levels of chemical substances linked to health issues.
- Prince William 'comforted' by support for his environmental workHe praised the passion of people supporting the Earthshot environmental prize he helped set up.
- HS2 wins route-length High Court injunctionA judge grants an 'extensive' injunction in order to prevent access without permission to HS2 land or disruption taking place to its construction.
- Firms join forces to combat racism in chemistryLeading firms launch a scheme to help black and minority ethnic students get jobs as chemistry researchers.
- UN chief: 'Tax fossil fuel profits for climate damage'Tax fossil fuel companies' profits to pay for the damage done by climate change, says UN Secretary General.
- Climate change: Pakistan floods 'likely' made worse by warmingEmissions from human activities played a role in the recent floods that have brought devastation to Pakistan.
- Charles will not cool on climate action, say friendsThe new monarch’s views on environmental issues are well known but will they influence his reign?
- Switching to renewable energy could save trillions - studyNew report says falling cost of renewable energy makes switch from fossil fuels cheapest option.
- How Pakistan floods are linked to climate changePakistan's geography - and its immense glaciers - make it vulnerable to climate change.
- Climate change: 'Staggering' rate of global tree losses from firesA report says around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to wildfires in 2021.
- Ringed Neptune captured by James Webb telescopeThe super space observatory returns spectacular imagery of the Solar System's most distant planet.
- Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket completes fuelling testThe Space Launch System edges closer to a maiden flight after concluding a tanking demonstration.
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 'Once in a lifetime' picture of comet wins awardWinning images of the mysterious and beautiful parts of our Universe are on display in London.
- Jeff Bezos rocket malfunctions on trip to spaceThe rocket and capsule system developed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos aborts a mission mid-flight.
- Apollo Remastered: One man's mission to show us the MoonOne man's quest to present the historic Moon missions in a way that befits their importance.
The Artemis-I vehicle will be pulled off the launch pad in Florida to protect it from storm forces.
A major overhaul of farm subsidies that would pay public funds for environmental work is in doubt.
The people involved say their country is not protecting their right to breathe clean and healthy air.
The new king helped drive a renaissance in British cheesemaking when the industry was in crisis 30 years ago.
The government is committed to extracting more oil and gas in the North Sea.
Rising sea levels are threatening ancient castles and forts at an accelerating rate, says English Heritage.
Scientists say a huge increase in deforestation in the Amazon is linked to lax law enforcement.
Scientific review into fracking concludes there is still a limited understanding of impacts.
People living in the countryside face higher costs than those in urban areas, a new report finds.
A study of school uniforms in the US and Canada shows high levels of chemical substances linked to health issues.
He praised the passion of people supporting the Earthshot environmental prize he helped set up.
A judge grants an 'extensive' injunction in order to prevent access without permission to HS2 land or disruption taking place to its construction.
Leading firms launch a scheme to help black and minority ethnic students get jobs as chemistry researchers.
Tax fossil fuel companies' profits to pay for the damage done by climate change, says UN Secretary General.
Emissions from human activities played a role in the recent floods that have brought devastation to Pakistan.
The new monarch’s views on environmental issues are well known but will they influence his reign?
New report says falling cost of renewable energy makes switch from fossil fuels cheapest option.
Pakistan's geography - and its immense glaciers - make it vulnerable to climate change.
A report says around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to wildfires in 2021.
The super space observatory returns spectacular imagery of the Solar System's most distant planet.
The Space Launch System edges closer to a maiden flight after concluding a tanking demonstration.
Winning images of the mysterious and beautiful parts of our Universe are on display in London.
The rocket and capsule system developed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos aborts a mission mid-flight.
One man's quest to present the historic Moon missions in a way that befits their importance.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals 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 LungsNew 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 LowRising 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 TaleThe 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 IslandA 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 ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists 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 DiedEugenie 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 HomelandBy 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 NorwegiansOur 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 PipelineThe 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 MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey 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 RiseThe 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 CoastTiny 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 MultitudesPacific 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 MangrovesCoral 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 PlanetWe 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.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
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.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
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.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
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.
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