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Accessed on 17 November 2019, 1525 UTC.
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Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph
The British jet-powered car goes faster still during trials on a dried-out lakebed in South Africa.
Sentinel for sea-level rise enters testing
The satellite that will maintain the “gold standard” measurement of ocean height is nearly complete.
‘Alarm’ over winter flood prospects in England
The Environment Agency is worried about further flooding this winter after near-record rainfall.
Large-scale tree planting ‘no easy task’
Trees are the latest green battleground in the election campaign, writes BBC Science editor David Shukman.
Leaf blowers harm insects, German ministry warns
The government says leaf blowers are “fatal to insects”, which are in dramatic decline in Germany.
Nasa probes oxygen mystery on Mars
The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can’t currently be explained by known chemical processes.
Lib Dems pledge £100bn ‘climate emergency’ fund
Plan to “decarbonise capitalism” would be funded by extra borrowing and tax changes, party says.
Features
Climate signal links global floods and fires
Is China gaining an edge in artificial intelligence?
What’s it like to drive a car at over 500mph?
Could the world cope if GPS stopped working?
How much will this be a climate change election?
Watch/Listen
How did a hacking scandal impact climate science?
Could ‘invisible barcodes’ revolutionise recycling?
Could digging up the seabed help save the planet?
The boy risking his life to collect plastic waste
The ‘Bloodhound’ aiming to break the land speed record
Latest Updates
The remains of six people, thought to be shipwreck victims from hundreds of years ago, are excavated.
In a bid to make Conwy Half Marathon more eco-friendly, organisers are discouraging plastic waste.
Here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.
Footage captured at a nature reserve in Nottinghamshire shows starlings avoiding a predator.
Gareth Evans
BBC News
They’ve devastated vast areas from Australia to Brazil. Here, two experts explain how to fight them.
Boris Johnson announces £640m for more forests while Jo Swinson aims for 60 million new trees.
David Shukman
Science editor
Trees are the latest green battleground in the election campaign, writes BBC Science editor David Shukman.
Meteor sky show set to reach peak
The annual Leonids meteor shower peaks this weekend. Will there be any clear skies? Elizabeth Rizzini has the details.
The late Tecwyn Roberts is hailed for his part in the success of the second moon landing 50 years ago.
Mike Stockwell auctioned 1,000 vintage toys for £32,000 to raise money for environmental projects.