Climate change: Electric trucks ‘can compete with diesel ones’
"The key here is that, basically, a heavier vehicle consumes more energy. The more energy you consume, the more saving...
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Deep sea mining to help make electric vehicles
As the world begins to move away from petrol and diesel-power cars, there are questions over how the metals needed...
Wally the Walrus: Fears for safety as Tenby tourists get ‘too close’
The statement, issued by the RSPCA, Tenby's Harbour Master, Welsh Marine Life Rescue, Tenby Lifeboat Service, British Divers Marine Life...
Then and now: Rising temperatures threaten corals
They are found all over the globe, from tropical waters to the freezing polar regions. However, corals only form reefs...
Should airports be allowed to expand?
By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analystPublished23 hours agoRelated Topicsimage copyrightGetty Images Airports around the UK want to expand and increase flights,...
How satellite images are helping one country hand out cash
Togo has found a high-tech way to identify people who need financial help in the pandemic and send them emergency...
Climate change: Net zero targets are ‘pie in the sky’
"The developed world has occupied almost 80% of the carbon space already, you have 800 million people who don't have...
Sewage discharged into rivers 400,000 times in 2020
Paul Jennings, chairman of the River Chess Association, said: "We're currently seeing these discharges every day, sometimes for multiple hours."...
Skull of dinosaur called ‘one who causes fear’ found in Patagonia
"Llukalkan was a little smaller than Viavenator, although, if they lived together, they surely shared the same ecological niche and...
Science cuts could see experts leave UK, warns Nobel laureate
"Some of the cuts we have been hearing about would be catastrophic, even existential," said Sir Paul, who is chief...
A few frequent flyers ‘dominate air travel’
John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace, told BBC News: "Taxing frequent fliers is a good idea - but we also...
Climate change: China absent from key UK meeting
"As John Kerry recently said, the logical approach of western nations is to carve out a constructive place to engage...
Long spaceflights and endurance swimming can ‘shrink the heart’
"One of the things we've learned over many years of study, is that the heart is remarkably plastic. So the...
Earth Hour: Cities around the world turn lights off
Famous landmarks in cities such as Paris, Moscow, Athens, Rome, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro have turned off their lights...
Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given?
By Reality Check & Visual JournalismBBC Newsimage copyrightSatellite image ©2021 Maxar TechnologiesAn operation to free a giant container ship stuck...
Bangladesh at 50: Why climate change could destroy my ancestral home
My mum, Ratna, and I talked about this story as we were going through some old photos, which captured 90s...
Facial recognition beats the Covid-mask challenge
And although some police forces are using facial recognition less - London's Metropolitan Police, for example, has not conducted a...
Lord Howe Island: Saving an Australian paradise’s ‘cloud forest’
Australia's Lord Howe Island is famous for its beauty and unique mix of plants and animals.Nowhere is this more evident...
