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Hurricane Ida: Before and after images reveal devastation
Aerial photographs reveal damage and flooding in parts of Louisiana following Hurricane Ida. Click…
International Space Station facing irreparable failures, Russia warns
The majority of in-flight systems on the ISS have passed their expiry date, an official warns. …
Majestic birds caught by the camera
A selection of the winners in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition. …
Climate change: Big increase in weather disasters over the past five decades
Floods, storms and extreme events increase five-fold but the number of people dying in them fell. …
One-in-three trees face extinction in wild, says new report
Experts say 17,500 tree species are at risk around the world, including magnolias, oaks and maples. …
Wildlife photo: Is this the world's most beautiful mosquito?
Both beauty and beast. A Sabethes mosquito is visually stunning but it’s also a carrier of…
Beagle breeding protestors arrested in Cambridgeshire
A firm wins a court order amid claims protesters are conducting a “vicious” intimidation campaign. …
Greta Thunberg: Scotland 'not a world leader on climate change'
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says she does not think Glasgow’s COP26 summit will lead to “much…
Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world, says UN
The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century. …