Brexit: Will the Falkland Islands wildlife suffer?
Squids, penguins and elephant seals. No, not a scene from a David Attenborough series, but…
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Greta Thunberg: New beetle named after climate activist
A newly discovered species of beetle has been named after young climate activist Greta Thunberg….
Royal naming for Sir David Attenborough polar ship
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will officially name the UK’s new polar research ship…
Climate change: UN panel signals red alert on ‘Blue Planet’
Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before, a major new…
Prehistoric babies fed animal milk in bottles
Prehistoric babies were bottle-fed with animal milk more than 3,000 years ago, according to new…
Indonesia haze: Why do forests keep burning?
Almost every year, a smoky haze blankets the South East Asian region – signalling the…
Faster pace of climate change is ‘scary’, former chief scientist says
Extreme events linked to climate change, such as the heatwave in Europe this year, are…
Water found for first time on potentially habitable planet
Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting…
COP26: Glasgow to host UN climate change summit in 2020
A major United Nations climate change summit will take place in Glasgow. The UK has…
Early animal had ‘complex behaviour’
A millipede-like creature from 550 million years ago is among the earliest examples of an…