World’s oldest heart found in prehistoric fish
Usually, it is bones rather than soft tissues that are turned into fossils - but at this location in Kimberley,...
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Fireball in night sky likely to have been space junk
"If you have a look at those videos you can see it's breaking up all the time, there are little...
Climate change: Six tipping points ‘likely’ to be crossed
Co-author Ricarda Winkelmann, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a member of the Earth Commission,...
Climate change: Europe’s warm summer shatters records
"An intense series of heatwaves across Europe paired with unusually dry conditions, have led to a summer of extremes with...
Liz Truss cabinet: Key ministers raise climate targets doubts
The cold, hard capitalist truth is that new renewables are currently a much cheaper source of new power generation than...
Fresh wave of sewage pollution hits Britain’s beaches
In a statement Southern Water said: "Rain can overwhelm the combined sewer and drainage system which exists in many parts...
Rural economy to be turbocharged by £110m funding pot, farmers’ union says
The fund, announced on Saturday, has been set up after a cross-party group of MPs and peers - the All-Party...
Nasa: Artemis Moon rocket to make second launch attempt
"Thrust to weight-wise, SLS is pretty close to what shuttle was. Apollo's Saturn V rocket was drastically different. I never...
How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change
As the world warms, glacial ice is melting. Glaciers in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions are melting rapidly, creating...
Heatwave: England has had joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says
Hot and dry conditions have dried up rivers, damaged crops and fuelled wildfires, as well as leaving much of England...
African Swine Fever threat prompts UK border limits on pork
Nick Allen, of The British Meat Processors Association, said: "Our concern had been mounting over the worrying increase in small...
Hornsea 2: North Sea wind farm claims title of world’s largest
Hornsea 2 has taken the title of "world's largest" from its neighbour Hornsea 1. It covers an area about four...
Artemis: Nasa will try to launch Moon rocket on Saturday
"We are going to try to launch on the third (September). And, you know, coming into this prior attempt, yesterday's...
Pakistan: Millions affected by heavy flooding
Thirty million people have been affected and hundreds have been killed, as Pakistan's government declares a national emergency, after heavy...
China’s severe drought from the air
After more than 70 days of extreme temperatures and low rainfall, China has seen its worst drought on record.Southern China...
Strictest targets pledged to tackle England sewage discharges
Jim McMahon, Labour's environment, food and rural affairs spokesman, said: "This document is neither a plan, nor does it eliminate...
Google ‘airbrushes’ out emissions from flying, BBC reveals
In its guidance to companies, the UK's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy warns the value of this multiplier...
James Webb: Space telescope reveals ‘incredible’ Jupiter views
Nasa said that in the stand-alone view of Jupiter, created from a composite of several images from the telescope, auroras...
