Queen’s Speech: Government makes pledges on animal welfare
Chief executive of the RSPCA, Chris Sherwood, welcomed the announcements, adding: "We can no longer ignore the inextricable link that...
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Forests the size of France regrown since 2000, study suggests
"To realise the potential of forests as a climate solution, we need support for regeneration in climate delivery plans and...
Mind-boggling magnets could unlock plentiful power
The tape itself is a feat of engineering that has taken decades to develop. Thin layers of superconducting rare-earth barium...
Chernobyl alcohol drink seized by authorities
The social enterprise company that makes Atomik is run by scientists who work in the 4,000 square kilometre Chernobyl exclusion...
Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth
Hugh Lewis, who models space debris at Southampton University, UK, noted that more than 60 years of spaceflight had left...
Cutting methane gas ‘crucial for climate fight’
Prof Euan Nisbet, from the greenhouse gas group at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: "The actions it suggests, like...
Ancient child grave was Africa’s earliest funeral
"The next oldest grave in Africa is about 74,000 years old," explained Dr Louise Humphrey from the Natural History Museum...
Pétrus wine aged in space up for sale at Christie’s
"There aren't that many wines that can genuinely age for 60, 70, longer years, and Petrus is one of them,"...
Mary Rose crew was ethnically diverse, study finds
Dr Richard Madgwick, from the university's School of History, Archaeology and Religion, said: "By combining the latest scientific methods with...
Food giants respond to worries over packaging
Danimer Scientific's polymer product is made from canola oil, and it acts similarly to wood, meaning it breaks down when...
How rising sea levels are threatening my home
Hereiti, 17, lives on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. She says the ocean...
Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
In Nigeria, for instance, the poorest 20% of people are 50% more likely to be affected by a flood, 130%...
Nasa astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule after ISS mission
Speaking at a press conference after the landing, a SpaceX crew operations and resources engineer told the astronauts: "Dragon, on...
Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls
In our monthly feature, Then and Now, we reveal some of the ways that planet Earth has been changing against...
Billion-year-old fossil found preserved in Torridon rocks
Prof Charles Wellman, of the University of Sheffield, said: "The origins of complex multicellularity and the origin of animals are...
Nature ‘more important than ever during lockdown’
In a review of surveys and data on the role of nature and green spaces in the past year, the...
The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on land
Called "recirculating aquaculture systems", or RAS for short, they control everything from the temperature, salinity and pH of the water,...
Brazil: Environment police battle for Amazon rainforest
Brazil's environmental police force, IBAMA, is facing new challenges due to government policy changes, an anonymous senior officer has told...
