The agency’s Moon rocket is entering the final stages of testing ahead of its maiden flight…
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Fact-checking the US and China on climate and environment
We fact-check US and Chinese claims about CO2 emissions, plastic waste and illegal timber. …
Black Friday emissions boom predicted
Climate change: why Black Friday needs patience Click here for original story, Black Friday…
Europe moves ahead with Ariel exoplanet mission
The green light is given to the near-billion-euro space observatory that will study far-off worlds. …
Covid: Car use down as second lockdown takes effect
But the roads are much busier than during the first lockdown, new government figures show. …
The burning scar: Inside the destruction of Asia’s last rainforests
Exclusive: A forensic investigation finds evidence of deliberate burning in Papua’s palm oil plantations. …
Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study
Scientists have sequenced the “code of life” of species from almost every branch of the bird…
Climate change: Hurricanes get stronger on land as world warms
North Atlantic tropical storms are stronger for longer when they hit land because of global warming. …
Rolls Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK
The firm says the project will create 6,000 new jobs in the Midlands and the North…
Climate change: Protecting the rainforest through your shopping basket
Green groups welcome the UK’s plan to outlaw the import of food and other goods from…