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May 14th, 2025 19:40:01 EDT -0400 Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds
The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.
May 15th, 2025 11:01:51 EDT -0400 Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed
Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.
May 14th, 2025 10:25:52 EDT -0400 Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies
The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.
May 14th, 2025 01:01:51 EDT -0400 Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?
The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
May 14th, 2025 00:35:23 EDT -0400 Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'
The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.
May 8th, 2025 19:25:38 EDT -0400 Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from China
First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK.
May 10th, 2025 11:32:19 EDT -0400 Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
May 2nd, 2025 06:02:04 EDT -0400 Can this lynx born in a zoo learn to live in the wild?
It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release
May 2nd, 2025 12:47:43 EDT -0400 Sandeel fishing ban to remain in place
Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline.
April 30th, 2025 14:00:08 EDT -0400 Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian
Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico.
April 26th, 2025 19:07:39 EDT -0400 Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record
The prolonged dry, sunny weather in March and April created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread.
April 24th, 2025 19:06:26 EDT -0400 Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
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May 16th, 2025 08:57:00 EDT -0400 Scientists Look to Changing Tree Color to Predict Volcanic Eruptions

NASA scientists believe it may be possible to predict when a volcano will erupt by using satellites to track changes in the color of surrounding trees.

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May 14th, 2025 10:35:00 EDT -0400 China’s Mega Dam Project Poses Big Risks for Asia’s Grand Canyon

China’s plans to build a massive hydro project in Tibet have sparked fears about the environmental impacts on the world’s longest and deepest canyon. It has also alarmed neighboring India, which fears that China could hold back or even weaponize river water it depends on.

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May 14th, 2025 03:19:00 EDT -0400 Chimps Found Treating Each Other's Wounds

Chimpanzees in Uganda were found treating the injuries of other, unrelated chimps, including those caught in hunting snares. 

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May 13th, 2025 05:25:00 EDT -0400 Foreign Trawlers Plunder Senegalese Waters, Driving Small Fishers to Migrate to Spain

A foreign fleet of industrial trawlers is exhausting fish stocks in Senegal, driving artisanal fishers to undertake a difficult, and sometimes deadly, migration to Spain.

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May 9th, 2025 11:20:00 EDT -0400 How Natural Solutions Can Help Islands Survive Sea Level Rise

Atoll islands with healthy ecosystems are less likely to disappear as oceans rise, research shows. Now, scientists are using nature-based solutions — like restoring coral reefs and native forests — to improve the odds that more vulnerable islands will withstand higher seas.

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May 9th, 2025 08:58:00 EDT -0400 Environmental Enforcement Slows Under Trump

Federal enforcement of environmental laws has slowed significantly under President Trump.

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May 7th, 2025 15:06:00 EDT -0400 Will U.S. Push on Seabed Mining End Global Consensus on Oceans?

President Trump’s recent order to expedite permits to begin deep-sea mining bypasses international agreements that protect oceans. By moving unilaterally, says the Ocean Conservancy’s Jeff Watters, the U.S. could endanger fragile marine ecosystems and set a troubling precedent.

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May 7th, 2025 07:34:00 EDT -0400 World's Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming

The wealthiest 10 percent of people on Earth have fueled two-thirds of the warming since 1990, according to a new modeling study.

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May 6th, 2025 09:10:00 EDT -0400 After 17 Years Underground, Massive Cicada Brood to Swarm U.S.

After hiding underground for the last 17 years, billions of cicadas will take to the skies this summer, from Tennessee to Cape Cod. 

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May 2nd, 2025 10:54:00 EDT -0400 In Mexico’s ‘Avocado Belt,’ Villagers Stand Up to Protect Their Lands

A boom in avocado production in Mexico has led to illegal deforestation and an influx of drug cartels dominating the lucrative trade. But Indigenous communities have fought back against the gangs and turned to traditional practices to grow avocados and save their forests. 

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May 2nd, 2025 08:34:00 EDT -0400 Warming Doubled the Odds of Record Fires in South Korea

Warming fueled the hot, dry, windy weather that gave rise to a spate of record-breaking fires in South Korea in March, an analysis finds.

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April 30th, 2025 04:36:00 EDT -0400 Facing High Tariffs in U.S., Chinese Solar Flows to Poorer Countries

Facing high tariffs in the U.S. and Europe, Chinese solar and battery companies have been selling a growing share of their products to poorer countries, a new analysis finds.

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