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• How to see the Orionid meteor shower from Friday
  Friday sees the start of the Orionid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. It peaks later in October.
• Prince of Wales tells villagers 'holistic' approach is needed to tackle flooding
  Prince William visits residents of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, who have faced four floods in six years.
• SpaceX launches crew to ISS
  The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.
• Bluetongue restriction zone to be expanded across all of Scotland
  The Scottish government said the decision will simplify trading for farmers, hauliers, and auction markets.
• The rare Bog Grass Moth found in nature reserve for first time
  Experts called it a "special surprise" to find an "incredibly sparse moth" in this habitat.
• Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
  Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
• Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
  Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.
• The AI telling farmers when to harvest
  Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
• Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal
  A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.
• Michael Sheen campaign on toxic waste sites wins Senedd backing
  All parties urge Welsh and UK ministers to ensure polluters pay to clean up contaminated land.
• Meet '89 Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week
  The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.
• Watch: Moment a government building collapses into a river in Nepal amid floods
  The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.
• Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online
  More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum
• Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children
  Steve Backshall says growing up with rescue animals helped inspire his passion for nature.
• Six years, hundreds of plants and one tree casualty - Edinburgh's Palm House returns
  The Palm House at Edinburgh's Botanic Garden is finally restored and ready for the public.
• Funding frenzy adds to pressure on worried farmers
  A six-hour window to apply for funding is compared to the scramble for Oasis tickets.
• The rare Bog Grass Moth found in nature reserve for first time
  Experts called it a "special surprise" to find an "incredibly sparse moth" in this habitat.
• Michael Sheen campaign on toxic waste sites wins Senedd backing
  All parties urge Welsh and UK ministers to ensure polluters pay to clean up contaminated land.
• SpaceX launches crew to ISS
  The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.
• Nasa heads to Scottish Highlands in its search for life on Mars
  The US space agency says ancient rocks at Clachtoll have similarities to those on the Red Planet.
• Hull conference to discuss training space workers
  The event will bring together leaders from industry, education and the space sector.
• Watch: Starship splashdown ends in fireball
  The mission was supposed to last 10 hours, but SpaceX announced it was ending after 90 minutes.
• Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test
  A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.
• Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
  Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
• Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
  Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.
• The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever
  Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
• Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
  Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.
• Farmers' fury as race for £233m funding compared to 'scramble for Oasis tickets'
  Farmers fear they may not be able to carry out environmental work because they lost out on funding.
• BBC Inside Science
  What are the next steps for the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator?
• BBC Inside Science
  How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
• BBC Inside Science
  Might the UK and US joining their AI forces help solve nuclear fusion?
• BBC Inside Science
  Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
• 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.