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- Government green heating scheme off to slow startTake up of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is lagging behind schedule
- True wild camping on Dartmoor not threatened say landownersThey say it is "perfectly understandable" that people are upset that wild camping was restricted.
- Asteroid 2023 BU: Space rock passes closer than some satellitesAbout the size of a bus, the space rock whipped over the southern tip of South America.
- Elms: England greener farming payments detail unveiledLandowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.
- Can these rocks really power light bulbs? No, say the expertsViral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.
- Humans and wild apes share common languageResearchers believe that gestures used by great apes were an evolutionary "starting point" for our language.
- UK museums ask for children to inspire action through artMajor artists including FKA Twigs will work with children across 500 museums to create wildlife artworks.
- The man who first discovered plastic in the oceanIn 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.
- What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by climate phenomena known as El Niño/La Niña.
- Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leakingAbout 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.
- Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature?Will a plan to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030 be agreed and how will it work?
- COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?New money for climate damage, but little progress on emissions. A round up of what was agreed in Egypt.
- Climate change: Five key takeaways from COP27The biggest win on climate since the Paris Agreement in 2015... or the biggest loss?
- COP27: Without Greta, activists make waves at climate summitYoung campaigners say they are calling out "greenwashing" at COP27 from the inside.
- COP27: Lack of women at negotiations raises concernWomen barely feature in negotiations in Egypt despite bearing the brunt of climate change.
- Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic icebergThe EU's Sentinel-2 satellite obtains a crystal clear image of Antarctica's new monster iceberg.
- Webb telescope hunts life's icy chemical originsThe new super space telescope has been studying some of the darkest, coldest regions of space.
- James Webb telescope traces arcs of dusty star formationThe new super space observatory probes a dynamic star factory 200,000 light years from Earth.
- UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblockPlans for the UK to become a satellite-launching state are already well advanced.
- James Webb telescope: Amazing images show the Universe as never beforeIt's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.
Take up of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is lagging behind schedule
They say it is "perfectly understandable" that people are upset that wild camping was restricted.
About the size of a bus, the space rock whipped over the southern tip of South America.
Landowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.
Viral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.
Researchers believe that gestures used by great apes were an evolutionary "starting point" for our language.
Major artists including FKA Twigs will work with children across 500 museums to create wildlife artworks.
In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.
Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by climate phenomena known as El Niño/La Niña.
About 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.
Will a plan to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030 be agreed and how will it work?
New money for climate damage, but little progress on emissions. A round up of what was agreed in Egypt.
The biggest win on climate since the Paris Agreement in 2015... or the biggest loss?
Young campaigners say they are calling out "greenwashing" at COP27 from the inside.
Women barely feature in negotiations in Egypt despite bearing the brunt of climate change.
The EU's Sentinel-2 satellite obtains a crystal clear image of Antarctica's new monster iceberg.
The new super space telescope has been studying some of the darkest, coldest regions of space.
The new super space observatory probes a dynamic star factory 200,000 light years from Earth.
Plans for the UK to become a satellite-launching state are already well advanced.
It's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.
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- 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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