Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams Getty Images Shading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so intense scientists fear potentially devastating consequences for marine life. The temperature of …
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A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, suggests the team from Oxford university. It is only the third time we have detected an object that has come from beyond our solar system. The preliminary …
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Solutions to plastic waste from creating cleaner products to cleaning up ocean litter. Source link
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Tony Han Global China Unit Getty Images As the world races to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a potentially game-changing milestone may have been reached. China – currently responsible for some 30% of global emissions – saw its emissions decline in the 12 months up to May 2025. Crucially, this would be the first time emissions …
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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again – at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11mi) into the sky – as residents flee their homes once more. There have been no reports of casualties since Monday morning, when the volcano on the island of Flores began spewing ash and lava again. Authorities have placed it on the highest …
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Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco Silva BBC Verify BBC In the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government workforce, including meteorologists, with Senator Chris Murphy saying that: “Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters.” The suggestion is that the cuts may have …
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Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Smithsonian The new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011, but modern scanning techniques have …
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Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These “unsung heroes” called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres into the deep ocean in …
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Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These “unsung heroes” called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres into the deep ocean in …
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