Science

Alarm call as world’s trees slide towards extinction

Salvamontes Colombia The yellow flower of one of the rarest magnolias in Colombia Scientists assessing
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Big cut in UK emissions needed, says watchdog

Reuters The UK needs to make huge cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade
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What happened when a rock as big as London hit

Getty Images The meteorite was 40-60km in diameter and left a crater 500km across A
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Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming

USGS In a warming Arctic, polar bears are spending more of their time on land
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Birds of prey deaths blamed on shooting estate gamekeepers

Getty Images The RSPB says 1,344 birds of prey, including golden eagles, were illegally killed
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can it be safe and ethical?

BBC There’s nothing new about genetic engineering. By cross-breeding plants and animals, our Stone Age
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COP16: What is biodiversity and how are we protecting it?

There are 23 more specific targets for 2030, including mechanisms to finance conservation projects in
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Flies, rats and hush money

BBC / Jon Parker Lee George and Mandy are among the residents who refused to
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Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball scare

AFP The clean-up on Coogee Beach on Thursday Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney
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Icelandic scientist plan to drill down to magma

Getty Images Iceland is one of the world’s most volcanically active places I’m in one
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