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2023-09-21: Scientists find alternative to palm oil
2023-09-04: Mystery of radioactivity of Germany's wild boars
2023-08-14: Microplastics found in human heart for first time
2023-08-10: Raw sewage keeps swimmers away from UK beaches
2023-07-20: UN says extreme heat is the new normal
2023-06-19: Groundwater pumping by humans has tilted Earth's axis
2023-04-30: 2,000 near-threatened white rhinos to be auctioned
2023-04-03: Scientists say plants 'scream' when stressed
2023-03-23: New orchid species found in Japan
2023-03-09: Scientists believe dinosaurs sounded like birds
2023-02-27: Scientists discover Earth has two cores
2023-01-26: Bill Gates wants to reduce methane from cow burps
2022-12-26: Australia's Christmas beetles are disappearing
2022-12-19: Satellite launched to map Earth's water
2022-11-28: 'Hated' Australian bird dealing with invasive species
2022-11-10: Billionaires create a million times more CO2
2022-11-03: Bees like playing with balls, study finds
2022-10-24: Congo gold mining threatening endangered species
2022-10-06: Britain's King Charles to miss climate summit
2022-08-25: 'Poo-nami' of raw sewage hits English beaches
2022-08-01: Ditch neckties to save energy, says Spain's PM
2022-07-21: Australia's 'shocking' decline in environment
2022-06-20: Italy's largest river experiencing drought
2022-06-16: New Zealand may tax farm animal burps
2022-05-19: Tonga volcano eruption was a record explosion
2022-05-12: Airlines miss most of their climate change targets
2022-05-05: Gardeners urged not to cut the grass
2022-04-07: WHO says 99% of people breathe unhealthy air
2022-02-14: Koala put on endangered species list
2022-02-10: Fast fashion is harming the environment
2022-01-24: Pristine coral reef discovered off coast of Tahiti
2022-01-17: Researchers find world's largest fish breeding ground
2021-12-23: Fossil found of giant car-sized insect
2021-11-04: Jeff Bezos promises $2 billion to help nature
2021-10-07: Michelin makes giant sails to make shipping greener
2021-09-27: More and more people are eating insects
2021-09-16: Scientists want to bring mammoths back to life
2021-08-28: Light pollution linked to insect loss
2021-08-16: Scientists say July was hottest month ever
2021-08-14: Common flower discovered to be meat eating
2021-08-06: Global timber shortage increases house prices
2021-07-21: Germany's Merkel warns floods highlight climate dangers
2021-07-17: Amazon flips to be source of CO2 emissions
2021-07-09: Scientists warn of more extreme hot weather
2021-06-13: Earth gets a fifth ocean
2021-06-07: Herd of wild elephants on the march in China
2021-06-05: More young people suffering from 'eco-anxiety'
2021-05-20: Dogs wear body armour to stop eagle attacks
2021-05-04: Researchers find most 'instagrammable' bird
2021-04-24: Scientists make biodegradable plastic
2021-04-02: Earliest cherry blossoms in Japan city in 600 years
2021-03-29: Earth safe from asteroid hit for 100 years
2021-03-25: Stink bugs arrive in UK and threaten crops
2021-03-17: Coca-Cola tests a paper bottle
2021-03-15: Denmark to make artificial clean-energy island
2021-03-09: Scientists find animal with biggest ears
2021-03-07: Iceland has 18,000 earthquakes in a week
2021-02-21: Most of world's rivers damaged by humans
2021-02-09: World's smallest reptile discovered in Madagascar
2021-01-14: Free dumplings for motorists stranded in snow
2020-12-29: Giant Antarctic iceberg A68a splits into three
2020-12-21: Botanists find world's ugliest orchid
2020-12-05: Ecocide could become an international crime
2020-10-30: Scientists say there is water on the Moon
2020-10-24: Eating jellyfish could save endangered fish
2020-10-06: Dry weather affecting autumn leaves colours
2020-10-02: Two-fifths of world's plants at risk of extinction
2020-09-20: Thai parks mail litter back to tourists
2020-08-29: Black wind-turbine blade cuts bird deaths
2020-08-25: 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes to be released
2020-08-13: Bus-sized crocodiles once roamed the Earth
2020-08-07: Panda conservation drive harms other mammals
2020-07-12: Origin of our teeth dates back 400 million years
2020-06-26: Arctic Circle sees highest-ever temperatures
2020-06-22: Climate crisis threatens future of global sport
2020-06-06: Scientists discover the world's cleanest air
2020-05-17: How Venus fly traps developed a liking for meat
2020-05-09: Scientists say cold air rises
2020-05-07: Giant hornets reach North America
2020-03-26: Numbers of black rhino on the rise
2020-03-06: Half of world's beaches could disappear by 2100
2020-02-13: Brazil sends security force to fight deforestation
2020-02-07: Worst locust invasion in East Africa in 70 years
2020-01-22: China plans to reduce single-use plastics
2019-12-09: Sydney bush fires combine to form 'mega-fire'
2019-11-23: Rock band Coldplay not touring to save environment
2019-11-17: Scientists warn insect apocalypse is coming
2019-11-13: Airlines create extra CO2 by 'fuel-tankering'
2019-11-05: United Nations warns world to quit 'coal addiction'
2019-10-20: World's fastest ant like 580kph human
2019-10-06: TripAdvisor stops selling tickets for dolphin shows
2019-09-14: World's most electrifying eel found in Amazon
2019-09-12: Asteroid rock layers reveal how the dinosaurs died
2019-09-04: Vegan fashion is becoming more popular
2019-08-27: Endangered sharks and rays get more protection
2019-08-25: Amazon rainforest fires are an international crisis
2019-08-09: Child-sized parrot once lived in New Zealand
2019-08-03: Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in 12 hours
2019-07-28: Arctic wildfires visible from space
2019-07-24: Rescuers help airlift thousands of salmon to safety
2019-07-06: Japan begins commercial whaling after 30 years
2019-06-24: Zero-carbon power bigger than fossil fuels in UK
2019-06-22: 'Cat-fox' found in France could be new species
2019-06-12: Drones used to battle tortoise-killing ravens
2019-06-04: Scientists puzzled by flashes on the moon
2019-05-25: Japanese city asks tourists to stop 'sand graffiti'
2019-04-25: Police arrest 1,000 Extinction Rebellion protestors
2019-04-13: Astronomers release first ever photo of black hole
2019-03-24: Balloons deadliest plastic for seabirds
2019-02-14: Dozens of polar bears invade Russian town
2019-02-02: Deadly polar vortex freezes mid-America
2019-01-17: China grows plants on the moon
2018-11-27: Dim the Sun to limit global warming, say scientists
2018-09-01: Air pollution damages intelligence, says study
2018-08-13: French theme park uses crows to pick up litter
2018-07-13: Bright pink is the world's oldest colour
2018-07-11: Newly-discovered Amazon wasp has giant stinger
2018-07-07: Internet fury at woman who killed giraffe
2018-06-25: Birds' stomachs too full of plastic to eat
2018-06-13: Pope warns fossil fuels threaten humanity
2018-05-22: Half of life on Earth gone since humans arrived
2018-05-20: Humans causing big shifts in freshwater locations
2018-05-10: Carbon footprint of global tourism is huge
2018-04-06: Seed vault now has over a million species
2018-03-23: World's last male northern white rhino dies
2018-03-07: Thailand to close famous beach to protect coral
2018-02-19: Household items as bad as cars for pollution
2018-01-26: Centipedes eat animals 15 times their size
2017-12-30: 2017 was UK's greenest energy year ever
2017-12-18: New plants can produce light in the dark
2017-12-12: Video of starving polar bear goes viral
2017-12-04: Environmentalists call for worldwide ban on glitter
2017-11-26: Light pollution is taking away night's darkness
2017-10-23: Pollution is the world's biggest killer
2017-09-29: Botanic gardens 'best hope' for saving plants
2017-09-09: Hurricane Irma slams into Caribbean
2017-08-24: Chile stops mining project to save penguins
2017-08-04: New NASA job – to protect Earth from aliens
2017-07-17: Water bears will survive until the Sun dies
2017-07-11: Scientists say life on Mars would be difficult
2017-07-01: Great Barrier Reef valued at $42.5 billion
2017-06-23: Strange deep-sea creatures found near Australia
2017-06-09: Indonesia attempts to count all its islands
2017-06-05: Musk abandons Trump after U.S. dumps Paris Agreement
2017-04-30: Plastic-eating worm could remove the world's waste
2017-03-07: Scientists say there could be life on TRAPPIST-1 planets
2017-01-26: Worries about microplastics in our seafood
2017-01-24: City plans to plant 3 million trees
2016-12-05: Oil pipeline protest joined by military veterans
2016-11-09: India cities experiencing hazardous air quality
2016-08-19: July was hottest month in recorded history
2016-07-28: New Zealand to rid non-native pests by 2050
2016-06-12: Scientists turn CO2 emissions into stone
2016-04-25: Massive coral reef found in Amazon River
2016-04-09: World Heritage sites at risk from industry
2016-03-01: Desert beetles used to get water from air
2016-02-20: Fast-growing weed covering Australian town
2016-02-10: School teaches baby orangutans survival skills
2016-01-27: Bananas in danger of becoming extinct
2015-10-26: Snow leopard under threat from climate change
2015-10-14: Ecotourism a danger to wildlife
2015-09-05: Earth has lost half its trees because of humans
2015-08-06: Obama announces new Clean Power Plan
2015-07-18: Plan to return the wolf to Scotland
2015-07-09: Adidas to make shoes from ocean garbage
2015-07-06: Solar-powered plane makes history
2015-05-25: Farmers help ease water problems in California
2015-03-26: London drivers face idling fine
2014-11-01: Galapagos tortoises out of danger
2014-10-30: People vote for Tree of the Year
2014-10-12: Greenpeace gets Lego to end ties with Shell
2014-09-26: U.S. city will fine people who waste food
2014-09-10: Number of blue whales increasing
2014-09-04: Coffee company to improve sustainability
2014-02-20: Google investing $1billion in renewable energy
2014-02-04: Australia to dump sludge in Great Barrier Reef
2014-01-21: Smog makes Beijing put sunrise on giant TV
2013-09-17: Blobfish are the ugliest animals
2013-06-09: China to build Panama Canal alternative
2013-05-12: Carbon dioxide at record high level
2013-05-04: Mount Fuji to be World Heritage site
2013-03-29: Pesticides stop bees learning
2013-03-05: Cycling is bad for the environment
2012-11-08: Bamboo shortage a risk to pandas
2012-10-01: Global warming to shrink fish by 24 per cent
2012-08-29: Arctic sea ice shrinks to record low
2012-06-21: U.N. pessimism at Rio+20 Earth Summit
2012-05-01: Movie screenplays released as eBooks
2012-03-14: Breath-powered phone charger invented
2011-08-29: Japan company’s 'energy-saving' staff haircut
2010-10-11: Google testing self-driving car
2010-08-24: Ten-day Chinese traffic jam
2010-08-18: Woolly mammoths extinct due to lack of grass
2010-08-12: UN appeals for more Pakistan aid
2010-06-04: BP apologies not stopping oil spill
2010-05-26: Environmentalists worry about synthetic life
2010-05-11: Loss of nature will damage economies
2010-05-02: Obama: BP must pay for oil spill clean-up
2010-04-26: Hawaii hit by Great Plastic Garbage Patch
2010-02-04: Rock star Sting fights against Brazilian dam
2009-12-15: Ups and downs in Copenhagen
2009-11-30: New machine sucks CO2 from the air
2009-10-16: Arctic ice may disappear in a decade
2009-09-16: Taking a shower may be bad for you
2009-09-01: EU switching to greener light bulbs
2009-08-23: Australia may need extra seasons
2009-07-18: Brazil fury over Britain’s toxic waste
2009-04-16: Bedbugs on the rise in the U.S.A.
2009-04-10: Cardboard box solar cooker wins prize
2009-03-26: Earth Hour - World prepares to save energy
2008-12-05: Human noise pollution a danger to sea life
2008-11-05: Amazon.com cuts down on packaging
2008-09-30: Protecting Antarctica from tourism
2008-09-15: UN boss arrives at work in solar taxi
2008-03-16: Paul McCartney fights for kangaroos
2008-01-01: New York’s ‘green’ New Year
2007-12-11: UK plans huge wind farm programme
2007-12-05: Divorce is bad for the environment
2007-11-14: London set to ban plastic bags
2007-11-02: Parrotfish to rescue coral reefs
2007-10-15: China dam forces millions to move
2007-07-11: Burping cows and sheep harm the environment
2007-07-08: Live Earth rocks 2 billion worldwide
2007-06-16: UN agrees to ban on ivory trade
2007-05-05: UN - We can control Global Warming
2007-04-11: Hopes fading for future of Indian tigers
2007-03-21: World’s mightiest rivers on “at risk” list
2007-03-18: Speed limits proposed for German Autobahn
2007-02-28: The mystery of America’s vanishing bees
2007-02-02: Traffic pollution damages kids’ lungs
2007-01-06: The year 2007 to be the hottest ever
2005-12-11: New life given to Kyoto Protocol - easier | harder
2005-12-06: New highways threaten giant pandas - easier | harder
2005-11-28: Water supply returns to Chinese city - easier | harder
2005-11-19: Climate change threatens fish populations - easier | harder
2005-10-17: Amazon region hit by drought - easier | harder
2005-10-10: Survey shows Mt. Everest has shrunk - easier | harder
2005-09-29: Global warming threatens Arctic - easier | harder
2005-09-21: International Car Free Day - easier | harder
2005-09-06: Congo conference to save great apes - easier | harder
2005-08-24: Portugal wildfires out of control - easier | harder
2005-08-23: Bird flu spreading to Europe - easier | harder
2005-08-17: Internet trade threatens exotic animals - easier | harder
2005-08-12: Smog sparks emergency in Malaysia - easier | harder
2005-07-10: Giant panda born in U.S. zoo - easier | harder
2005-05-14: New mammal species found - easier | harder
2005-04-25: Exploding toad mystery - easier | harder
2005-04-14: Killer flu virus mistakenly sent worldwide - easier | harder
2005-04-03: Dandruff linked to global warming
2005-02-19: Global warming is human made
2005-02-18: Half the world in cities
2004-11-19: UK Fox Hunting Ban
2004-11-18: Fish are Friends, Not Food