Sam Gyimah says the row over the EU's Galileo system shows how the UK will be…
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Nation’s botanical treasure troves ‘under huge threat’
The UK's herbaria are great scientific collections that must be safeguarded for the future, say scientists.
TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants
A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.
Climate change: How slag can remove CO2 from the air
Scientists in Wales are looking at how slag heaps can be used to remove CO2 from…
New Zealand beached whales: Why are so many getting stranded?
Illness, warmer waters and the fact that pilot whales travel in sociable groups could all play…
The two Swedish mums who want people to give up flying for a year
Two climate-conscious Swedish mums have launched a campaign urging people not to fly in 2019.
Australian students in mass climate protest
Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from PM Scott Morrison.
Berta Cáceres: Seven convicted of murdering anti-dam activist
A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.
Extinction crisis: Five things you should know
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Satellites warn African farmers of pest infestations
UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated.