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Early Humans Thrived in Rainforests

For generations, scientists looked to the East African savanna as the birthplace of our species.
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Half of homes need heat pump by 2040

Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Getty Images Four in five cars
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Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo

An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic
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BP to slash renewables investment and ramp up gas and

BP is expected to announce it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus
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The World Bank Pivoted to Climate. That Now May Be

As the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and renewable energy programs, the
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Seven planets align in UK skies this week for last

Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society gives
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Earth Safe From Asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA Says

Astronomers have been carefully watching 2024 YR4, a space rock with a heightened chance of
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Greenpeace Goes to Court in $300 Million Suit That Poses

Greenpeace went on trial on Monday in North Dakota in a bombshell lawsuit that, if
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Why did the UK’s oldest space satellite end up thousands

BBC/Gerry Fletcher Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 Someone moved the
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Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders

The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading”
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