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Firms join forces in bid to lower hydrogen cost
The possibility of a future powered significantly by clean hydrogen takes a small step closer.
Snowy UK winters could become thing of the past
By the 2040s most of southern England may no longer get sub-zero days, new Met Office data suggests.
Beer and crisps used to help tackle climate change
Crisps firm Walkers will make fertiliser by mixing potato waste with CO2 from beer fermentation.
Postcode search: How hot could it get where you live?
Capsule with asteroid samples in ‘perfect’ shape
A team retrieves a capsule carrying the first significant quantities of rock from an asteroid.
Thames tunnel ‘will create 5m tonnes of CO2’
Campaigners accuse Boris Johnson of mocking his own promises on climate change and emissions.
RAF cameras capture world’s biggest iceberg
A reconnaissance flight in the South Atlantic obtains spectacular imagery of the giant iceberg A68a.
Our Planet Now
Humans waging ‘suicidal war’ on nature – UN chief
UN climate change goal now ‘within reach’
The year 2020 set to be in top three warmest
Electric cars: Your questions answered
World’s biggest iceberg is fraying at its edges
Space
Gaia ‘discovery machine’ updates star catalogue
The moment the huge Arecibo radio telescope collapsed
Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap
Nasa ‘megarocket’ assembly begins in Florida
‘Dog kennel’ satellite blasts off on ocean mission
Features
Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth
‘I had surgery to be three inches taller’
One of biology’s biggest mysteries ‘largely solved’
‘Did air pollution kill my daughter?’
AI ‘doctor’s assistant’ among projects given £20m
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By Steffan Messenger
BBC Wales Environment Correspondent
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By Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst
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Video caption: Astronomy: Ghostly circles in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’ A new high powered telescope has discovered inexplicable ghostly circles in the sky.
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Video caption: Braintree electric car forecourt a UK first Up to 36 cars can be recharged at the same time at the first purpose-built site of its kind.
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Video caption: Coin for Space Oddity singer Bowie heads for the stars The silver coin orbited the earth for 45 minutes as part of its flight.
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Video caption: North Tyneside golfers joined by wallaby on course The RSPCA says many of the animals are found in Britain after escaping from captivity.
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‘VIP’ seal rescued off the Isles of Scilly
Rebecca Thorn
BBC News
Copyright: Isles of Scilly TravelA malnourished seal has been transported to a special sanctuary in Cornwall after washing up on the Isles of Scilly.
The seal, called Cloudesley Shovell, was found on Porthcressa beach on St Mary’s with an eye infection and in need of food, the Isles of Scilly Travel said.
The company said it had welcomed the “VIP passenger” aboard one of its ferries on Sunday for “some TLC at the Seal Sanctuary in Gweek”.
One of its crew members captured Cloudesley “sunbathing on deck” ahead of his treatment.
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Neanderthals (Radio Edit)
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Video caption: Greg Jenner and his guests take us way back in time to meet the Neanderthals. Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky Wragg Sykes as they head back in time to meet the Neanderthals.
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By Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst
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Video caption: Wild weather: How could climate change affect heavy rain in the UK? The Wingfields’ home in South Yorkshire has only just recovered after floods in 2019.
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By Justin Rowlatt
Chief environment correspondent
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Video caption: Are angel sharks living in waters around Wales? Tests could show if Wales is a hotspot for the critically-endangered species.
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Video caption: Hayabusa-2: Japan asteroid sample lands safely on Earth Material from a space rock called Ryugu could provide an ”exciting key” to the origins of the Solar System.
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By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
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