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Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'
The government’s plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too…
How one woman beat mining giants and saved rare snow leopards
A woman from Mongolia has won the Goldman Environmental Prize after a campaign to stop mining…
How cow dung can help fight climate change
Keeping soil in good condition is key to keeping carbon locked away, and it’s possible cows…
Climate change being fuelled by soil damage – report
There’s three times more carbon in the soil than in the atmosphere – and deforestation is…
Nature loss: Major report to highlight 'natural and human emergency'
Critical scientific assessment of humanity’s impact on nature to be released after Paris negotiations. Click here…
Fracking commissioner resigns after six months
Natascha Engel says the government’s approach to fracking has created a de facto ban on it.…
Hundreds of thousands of viruses in oceans
The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Click here for…
London Marathon: How do you reduce the environmental impact?
The London race aims to reduce waste with paper cups, fewer drinks and even edible seaweed…
When the biggest numbers don't add up
The different methods scientists use to measure cosmic expansion fundamentally disagree with each other. Click here…