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Charities to get £15m to save surplus farm food
Cash could be used for new technology or to provide training to more staff, the government says.
National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica
Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024
There has been lots of aurora activity seen in the UK this year and there is likely to be even more in the coming year.
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.
Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
Ancient landmarks closed off to walkers, campaigners say
They include a neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire and an Iron Age hill fort on the edge of Dartmoor.
Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni's homecoming delayed again
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?
India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.
Bronze Age massacre victims likely cannibalised
At least 37 people appear to have been butchered and likely eaten in a Bronze Age massacre in Somerset.
World's biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortex
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.
Highland beaver release planned for Glen Affric
Forestry and Land Scotland has applied for a licence to release the animals on a loch.
A life-changing device for diabetics
Read the winning essay from the Young Science Writer of the Year 2024 award
Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
Humans may not have survived without Neanderthals
A new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth.
Rare dinosaur trio fetches £12.4m at auction
The skeletons - two Allosaurus and one Stegosaurus - date back approximately 150 million years.
'Christmas lights' galaxy reveals how Universe formed
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive
'Christmas lights' galaxy reveals how Universe formed
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive
Seal colony thriving 'thanks to secluded site'
The National Trust hopes the colony will continue to grow and rival others along the coast.
Seal colony thriving 'thanks to secluded site'
The National Trust hopes the colony will continue to grow and rival others along the coast.
Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
How citizen scientists are uncovering the secret lives of blue whales
A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species.
Nasa delays astronaut flight around the Moon
The US is pushing back its planned return to the Moon as it fixes a heat shield issue.
Wolves in EU lose safeguards, allowing culls as numbers soar
The European Commission says numbers have soared and the animals are now causing damage to livestock.
Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways
The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.
Top UN court to rule on key climate questions
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change.
Top UN court to rule on key climate questions
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change.
'We're inundated with abandoned goats'
A shelter in Kent says it is struggling to cope with an influx of goats being dumped at its door.
Will flights really reach net zero by 2050 - and at what cost to passengers?
Governments don't want to tell people they're going to have to pay more, argues an expert.
Sharp rise in bathing sites rated unfit for swimming
The government blames the water companies and says tougher regulation is on the way
Huge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say
Richer countries have promised 238bn a year, but campaigners say it is far from enough.
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.
China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Fury at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels
Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
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