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The regulator’s guiding principle is still to ‘maximise economic recovery’.
Hemachatus nyangensis in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe.
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The Nyanga rinkhals can tell us about our own evolution.
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Like icy thermometers, glaciers overlying volcanoes shift according to temperature changes below.
The purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata)
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Jellyfish have a reputation to stinging wild swimmers and huge population “blooms”. But it’s a mistake to dismiss these animals as ocean pests.
Scotland’s CAVForth self-driving bus service began in May 2023, serving a 14-mile route that crosses the Forth Road Bridge on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
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Amid bus route cuts and rail strikes, can the answer to our future public transport needs be found in the hi-tech prototypes being trialled around the UK?
Many of the buildings in Kharkiv that bats roost in have been destroyed or damaged by shelling.
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Shelling may have led to the killing of 7,000 noctule bats in the city of Kharkiv alone
When Pangea Ultima forms, conditions on Earth will be too inhospitable for most mammals to survive.
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A supercontinent could raise global temperatures to such a degree that it could wipe out mammals.
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Could community gardening emerge as an effective method for addressing climate anxiety?
A pampas fox.
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Scientists had thought a ‘dogxim’ was impossible until one was discovered in Brazil
Water voles are endangered mammals in the British Isles.
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Wildlife populations continue to decline in the UK, one of the world’s most nature-deprived countries.
Rows of electric cars and vans at a German postal depot.
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Historical energy transitions show current shift from fossil fuels will need to be sped up.
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Shipping companies are turning the tanker too slowly to decarbonise on time.
One of the most popular species of fish found in tropical marine aquariums is the common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris).
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New research reveals the environmental impact of keeping tropical fish as household pets – but there are ways to reduce it.
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The prime minister’s decision to delay or scrap green measures will make it harder for the UK to keep its climate commitments.
Both the abundance and the diversity of jellyfish around the UK may be on the rise.
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UK is home to a diverse range of jellyfish species – encounters with them may become more frequent as the ocean warms.
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The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.
An African white rhino cow and calf.
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What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.
The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a species endemic to New Zealand.
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Our airspace has only started to become cluttered recently – many birds are struggling to navigate through it.
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Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
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The government’s unpredictable approach to energy-efficiency has cost progress to net zero before.
Air pollution is the latest threat facing our insects.
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We’re making life tough for insects – and not just by swatting them away with a newspaper.
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Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.
Eviction aftermath in Lutzerath, early 2023.
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Clashes at a huge coal mine were the latest episode in a long struggle.
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Rishi Sunak has delayed some of the UK’s key net zero targets – a look back at history may explain why.
A coral restoration project in Indonesia.
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The world’s ecosystems need to be restored – and fast. Large corporations are well-placed to do so.