A panel of Antarctic experts stresses the importance of keeping global temperature rise below 1.5C. …
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Climate change: Heatwave made 'at least' five times more likely by warming
The record heat experienced across Europe last week was made much more likely by rising temperatures…
Total solar eclipse 2019: South America awaits sky show
Skywatchers in parts of Chile and Argentina will shortly see the Moon pass directly in front…
'Football pitch' of Amazon forest lost every minute
Satellite images show a sharp increase in clearances of trees in the first half of this…
Night King: Australia bee fly named after Game of Thrones villain
A new species of bee fly discovered in Western Australia is named after the Game of…
Glastonbury: Sir David Attenborough hails plastic ban
The naturalist takes to the Pyramid Stage to thank festival-goers shortly before Kylie Minogue’s performance. …
Japan whaling: Commercial hunts to resume despite outcry
Hunters could be back in Japanese waters from 1 July, ending a three-decade halt to commercial…
Europe heatwave: Why are temperatures on the continent soaring?
As the continent bakes in sweltering temperatures, experts explain what’s happening – and why now. …
Dragonfly: Drone helicopter to fly on Saturn's moon, Titan
Nasa will fly a $1bn drone helicopter on Saturn’s moon, Titan, in the 2030s. …
Revealed: The secret life of the spittlebug
Citizen scientists have provided a wealth of new data on an insect that makes blobs of…