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- The 'exploding' demand for giant heat pumpsWhole towns in Europe are being heated by huge, energy efficient heat pumps.
- Precious cheetah cubs die in India national parkThe cubs were the first to be born in the country 70 years after the animals were declared extinct here
- Deep-sea mining hotspot teems with mystery animalsThousands of 'otherworldly' animals live beneath the ocean in an area that may be mined for metals.
- COP28: Government defends oil boss Jaber to head talksGovernment minister pushes back against EU and US calls for removal of Sultan al-Jaber as head of COP28.
- Brain implants help paralysed man to walk againA paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants
- See tiny newborn meerkats explore zoo enclosureThe Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years.
- Fast-growing chickens: Judge dismisses 'Frankenchickens' farming welfare caseA high court judge dismisses a legal challenge over the welfare of fast-growing chickens on farms.
- Virgin Orbit: Branson’s rocket dream ends after mission failureThe British billionaire's bankrupt satellite launch firm had been looking to boost its finances.
- Bird flu: Brazil declares animal health emergency after several cases foundThe country is the world's largest exporter of chicken meat, and wants to stop the virus spreading.
- Ivory ban to extend to hippos and killer whalesThe government plans to extend a ban on dealing ivory to five endangered species.
- Why is extreme weather killing fewer people?Better early warning systems and disaster management mean fewer lives lost to extreme weather.
- Can ‘enhanced rock weathering’ help combat climate change?'Enhanced rock weathering' uses tiny volcanic rocks to capture the greenhouse gas carbon from the atmosphere.
- Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first timeThe world is likely to hit 1.5C of warming within the next five years because of rising carbon emissions.
- Earth Day: How to talk to your parents about climate changeYou want to do more about climate change, but how do you persuade the people who call the shots?
- Five things we've learned from UN climate reportBBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath outlines the key takeaways from the latest IPCC report.
- UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disasterTechnology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report.
- UN warns against 'vampiric' global water useA new report warning of "endemic" water scarcity is released ahead of a three-day water summit.
- Astronomers detect largest cosmic explosion ever seenAstronomers have discovered what they believe to be the largest explosion ever detected.
Whole towns in Europe are being heated by huge, energy efficient heat pumps.
The cubs were the first to be born in the country 70 years after the animals were declared extinct here
Thousands of 'otherworldly' animals live beneath the ocean in an area that may be mined for metals.
Government minister pushes back against EU and US calls for removal of Sultan al-Jaber as head of COP28.
A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years.
A high court judge dismisses a legal challenge over the welfare of fast-growing chickens on farms.
The British billionaire's bankrupt satellite launch firm had been looking to boost its finances.
The country is the world's largest exporter of chicken meat, and wants to stop the virus spreading.
The government plans to extend a ban on dealing ivory to five endangered species.
Better early warning systems and disaster management mean fewer lives lost to extreme weather.
'Enhanced rock weathering' uses tiny volcanic rocks to capture the greenhouse gas carbon from the atmosphere.
The world is likely to hit 1.5C of warming within the next five years because of rising carbon emissions.
You want to do more about climate change, but how do you persuade the people who call the shots?
BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath outlines the key takeaways from the latest IPCC report.
Technology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report.
A new report warning of "endemic" water scarcity is released ahead of a three-day water summit.
Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the largest explosion ever detected.
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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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