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- The climate battle will be won or lost with the post-covid-19 recovery, says climate scientist Mark Maslin. Here’s what governments, companies and all of us can do right now
- Lake Victoria is at risk of dying from pollution and climate change Thu, 2 Jul 20, 4:00amWetlands usually filter water that makes its way into Africa's largest lake, but now untreated waste dumped into the lake risks killing off local wildlife
- Lightning is killing our forests – and it's only going to get worse Thu, 25 Jun 20, 4:00amLightning sparks wildfires, causes pollution and destroys some of the planet’s most important trees. Climate change could see its incidence - and impact - increase
- Seismic waves reveal giant structures deep beneath Earth’s surface Fri, 12 Jun 20, 5:00amSeismic waves travelling through the Earth have revealed a giant structure between Earth's molten core and solid mantle under the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific
- The amazing Antarctic discovery that could tell us how Earth was made Thu, 28 May 20, 4:00amExplorers trawling the polar ice have finally unearthed a trove of precious, iron-rich space rocks that might help crack the puzzle of how our planet took shape
- Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit just right for maximum damage Wed, 27 May 20, 2:00amThe asteroid impact that formed Chicxulub crater and is linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs seems to have come in at the optimal angle to cause as much destruction as possible
- Why do scientists give some species such unusual names? Thu, 21 May 20, 4:00amThe strange ways we name new species and the politics involved is explained in Stephen Heard's book Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
- Two tiny outcrops in Hawaii are the top of the world’s largest volcano Fri, 15 May 20, 10:02pmAn extinct Hawaiian volcano called Pūhāhonu is the largest on Earth, with a volume twice that of Mauna Loa, the next largest contender
- The focus on coronavirus is essential, but we can’t forget the climate Thu, 14 May 20, 4:00amThe coronavirus pandemic may be the biggest crisis most of us have faced, but we can’t afford to tackle our crises one at a time and let politicians off the hook on climate change
- Can higher CO2 levels boost plant life enough to dent global warming? Thu, 14 May 20, 4:00amIncreasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere may be boosting vegetation for now, but climate change is set to more than wipe out any gains, says James Wong
- Drilling Antarctica to predict the future Tue, 28 Apr 20, 4:06amIt took 20 years of planning and lots of hot water to drill 2 kilometres into Antarctica. Andy Smith describes a ground- breaking achievement
- Plate tectonics may have started on Earth 3.2 billion years ago Thu, 23 Apr 20, 5:00amRocks from a 3.2-billion-year-old formation in Australia have changes in the direction of their magnetism over time that suggest plate tectonics started earlier than we thought
- Dazzling damselflies and a SpaceX plume commended by photo awards Thu, 16 Apr 20, 4:00amAn aerial view of crabeater seals in Antarctica, mating damselflies and a twilight rocket launch were among the most lauded entries to the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year award
- Dazzling bloom of gas from SpaceX rocket commended by photo awards Thu, 16 Apr 20, 4:00amAn aerial view of crabeater seals in Antarctica, mating damselflies and a twilight rocket launch were among the most lauded entries to the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year award
- Incredible close-up images of the natural world recognised with awards Thu, 2 Apr 20, 5:00amEthereal photos of life’s building blocks, Earth’s toughest creature and a close-up of a gem win Olympus Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award regional prizes
- Rock peeling off continents may have triggered biggest mass extinction Wed, 1 Apr 20, 4:00amThe Permian extinction, which wiped out almost all complex life, may have been caused by the undersides of continents slipping off into Earth’s interior
- How everyone decided trees will save the planet – and why they won’t Thu, 27 Feb 20, 2:20amEveryone seems to agree trees are a major solution to climate change, but there is a danger that mass reforestation could see us to continue pumping carbon into the atmosphere
- Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above Thu, 20 Feb 20, 5:00amTo find subjects to photograph, Kacper Kowalski takes to the air in a paramotor or gyrocopter, barely steering to allow the wind to dictate the direction
- Living 'concrete' made from bacteria used to create replicating bricks Thu, 16 Jan 20, 3:00amBuildings may one day be made using a strain of bacteria that creates a concrete-like material when combined with sand and nutrients
- Wallace & Gromit's creators make new animation to try to save the seas Wed, 15 Jan 20, 11:01amOlivia Colman and Helen Mirren have teamed up with the creators of Wallace & Gromit in a film called Turtle Journey to raise awareness about climate change and ocean pollution
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