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• Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK
  Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.
• Sheen says he was snubbed by FM over pollution claims
  The actor urged MPs to back a national testing programme to make sure historic toxic dump sites were safe.
• El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn
  A warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn is in store for the UK, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.
• Species 'at risk of vanishing' from area of Wales' largest national park
  The National Trust warns species are on the brink of extinction in a valley of Eryri - Snowdonia - National Park.
• New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
  The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.
• August joint hottest month on record globally
  BBC Weather Presenter Simon King explains the figures.
• August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
  Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.
• Watch: Downed trees and flooding as Hurricane Lowell batters western Hawaii
  The storm brought damaging winds and torrential rain to parts of the island on Monday and Tuesday, triggering concerns about flash flooding and mudslides.
• How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming - and revealing a bigger problem
  A curious online row over this summer's heatwaves points to a wider - and worrying - shift in climate science.
• Gaps in evidence on vaccinating badgers against TB, researchers say
  Researchers want increased monitoring of the vaccination's impact on the disease and a review of the evidence.
• Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
  The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
• Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
  Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
• Turning cooler with wet and windy weather forecast for UK this week
  Weekend warmth gives way to rain and strong winds for many into the start of the new week.
• The slow, muddy work of saving ancient bogs
  Sarah Hickey and her team help keep nearly 20,000 acres of upland in the Isle of Man healthy.
• Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK
  Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.
• Town gets in a flap over High Street pigeon mess
  Some people say the pigeons are a pest, while others think the birds are being unfairly demonised.
• Sheen says he was snubbed by FM over pollution claims
  The actor urged MPs to back a national testing programme to make sure historic toxic dump sites were safe.
• Species 'at risk of vanishing' from area of Wales' largest national park
  The National Trust warns species are on the brink of extinction in a valley of Eryri - Snowdonia - National Park.
• Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
  The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.
• Manx space group urges election candidates to back treaty
  The Isle of Man Mars Society is urging politicians to sign an international space exploration agreement.
• How a new instrument could reveal the secrets of the stars
  MOONS, which was built by a team lead from Scotland, has started its work at the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
• Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter
  The mysterious material has eluded scientists for nearly a century.
• Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk
  For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
• Species 'at risk of vanishing' from area of Wales' largest national park
  The National Trust warns species are on the brink of extinction in a valley of Eryri - Snowdonia - National Park.
• August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
  Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.
• Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
  The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
• The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
  Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
• Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
  Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
• BBC Inside Science
  Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
• BBC Inside Science
  Researchers may have discovered the signature of a bit of dark matter.
• BBC Inside Science
  The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.
• BBC Inside Science
  Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?
• First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
  The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
• Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
  Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
• Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
  The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
• From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
  BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
• The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
  As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
• How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming - and revealing a bigger problem
  A curious online row over this summer's heatwaves points to a wider - and worrying - shift in climate science.
• How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
  Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences?
• The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
  More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?
• After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
  As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
• Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
  The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny

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.