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Baby bison born in Kent countryside
The bison is the first to be born wild in the UK for thousands of years.
Vast marine protected area 'boosts tuna stocks'
A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has benefits for both fish and fishers, scientists say.
Can floating turbines harvest the world's wind?
Our climate editor checks out the world's largest floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland.
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Nasa shows how a war zone faded from space
Images of nights skies show power supplies disappearing in Ethiopia as a humanitarian crisis bites.
James Webb telescope spies 'Pillars of Creation'
One of the most famous scenes in the cosmos is viewed by the new, Nasa-led super space observatory.
Only 3% of England under nature protection - report
"Little progress" has been made in protecting nature despite a government commitment, concludes a new report
HSBC climate change adverts banned by UK watchdog
The regulator said two of the bank's posters “omitted material information and were therefore misleading".
Ivory seized decades ago still turning up in raids
Elephant ivory that's supposed to be under lock and key has turned up in recent seizures, say scientists.
Anti-Bird flu measures in place across Great Britain
Bird keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must implement biosecurity measures, the government says
Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link
An Iraqi minister tells the BBC that air pollution from oil fields is a major health problem.
Climate change: Can an enormous seaweed farm help curb it?
A British businessman believes it could suck a billion tonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere annually.
Ancient eel migration mystery unravelled
Eels are tracked to the Sargasso Sea on an epic migration, helping in their conservation.
Climate change: Summer 2022 smashed dozens of UK records
Half of the UK’s oldest weather stations set new records in the July heatwave.
E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
Lab-grown brain cells play video game Pong
Australian and UK researchers grow brain cells in a lab that have learned to play a 1970s video game.
Direct action not ruled out by conservation groups over environment policies
The National Trust, RSPB and Wildlife Trusts say all options are on the table amid a rural revolt.
Use Covid lessons to curb climate change, Lords tell government
Government must lead on home insulation and diet, the environment and climate change committee says.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Frenzied bee ball wins top prize
The extraordinary moment a manic scrum of male bees envelops a single female to try to mate with her.
Conservation: Explosion in frog numbers after mass pond digging
Scientists brought endangered species back from the brink by simply building more ponds.
Apple boom: Why community orchards are on the rise
A new generation of orchards born during lockdown is keeping old traditions alive.
Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea
Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.
Wildlife abandons 'Europe's Amazon' nature reserve
Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
Bird flu: Poultry in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex to be kept indoors
Birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex cannot be outside from Wednesday, amid the UK's largest outbreak.
Young activists urge focus on cash for climate damage at COP27
Campaigners meeting ahead of the summit say it must deal with the long-running issue of 'loss and damage'.
Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan
UN member states pledge to decarbonise air travel, but green groups say the deal is weak and non-binding.
UK wardrobes stuffed with unworn clothes, study shows
A quarter of our clothes haven't been worn for a year but we are keeping garments for longer.
UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences
More than 100 licences are expected to be granted for new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.
Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists
Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.
Dancers' moves help to power Glasgow music venue
Heat energy is being captured from people dancing to help a Glasgow venue reduce its carbon emissions.
New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report
New licences for North Sea oil and gas are incompatible with reaching net zero by 2050, a report says.
Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor
X-ray scans of a tiny reptile fossil reveal the pterodactyls' forebears scampered around on two legs.
Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine
It is the first war where commercial space capabilities have played a significant role, a US general says.
Nicole Mann: Astronaut becomes first Native American woman in space
Marine Colonel Nicole Mann tells the BBC she hopes her achievement will inspire future generations.
Three scientists win Nobel for chemistry 'Lego'
Their work on linking molecules like in living cells can be used in cancer treatment drugs.
Asteroid struck by Nasa probe leaves 10,000km trail
A telescope in Chile captures an image of a comet-like plume of debris behind the giant rock.
'Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic
Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms?
COP27: Activists 'baffled' that Coca-Cola will be sponsor
Climate activists say Egypt should reverse its decision because of Coca-Cola's plastic pollution.
King Charles should attend climate summit, COP26 president says
Alok Sharma says the King has been a champion of the environment and other countries want him to attend COP27.
Don’t backtrack on climate, COP host Egypt tells Truss
The call followed news that King Charles will not attend COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.
Physics Nobel rewards 'spooky science' of entanglement
This year's physics award recognises research into a strange phenomenon in sub-atomic particles.
Nuclear fusion plant to be built at West Burton A power station
West Burton A will be the site of the prototype fusion energy power plant, the government announces.
Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins the prize for discoveries on humanity's extinct relatives.
Record avian flu outbreak sees 48m birds culled in UK and EU
The largest outbreak of avian influenza on record saw 48m birds culled in the UK and EU in the past year.
Drax: UK power station owner cuts down primary forests in Canada
The owner of the UK's biggest power station, Drax, is cutting down key forests in Canada.
Ancient footprints reveal 'Irish Sea Serengeti'
Prehistoric footprints on Formby Beach have revealed how the British coast transformed over 9,000 years.
Eurasian Beaver now legally protected in England
Wildlife groups praised the move making it illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb them.
Sleeping in barns - homeless in the countryside
Rural rough sleepers face harsh conditions as a taskforce warns of a hidden homelessness "crisis".
Energy efficiency plan to help England's low-income homes
English housing providers get funds to upgrade energy efficiency and insulation of low income homes.
Over 1,700 environment activists killed in decade - report
Brazil and Colombia have recorded the highest number of deaths, a report finds.
Dogs can sniff out stress on owner's breath
Four dogs successfully identified samples of sweat or breath taken from a stressed person.
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