Syntropic agriculture: A new way of farming in dry climates?
Ernst Gotsch’s method of agriculture increases, rather than decreases, biodiversity and wildlife.
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How ‘fake news’ affected the world in 2021
Misinformation about the Covid pandemic and climate change is slowing an effective collective response to these emergencies.
Why a former oil executive is capping abandoned wells
Around the US, an estimated three million oil wells have been abandoned. They’re more dangerous than we think.
James Webb Space Telescope: How does it work?
The telescope has been 30 years in the making and is nearly ready to launch, but what makes it so special?
Southern right whales: Tracking unexpected Southern Ocean migrations
New Zealand scientists have used satellite tags to follow whales around the Southern Ocean.
Nuclear fusion reactor experiment to produce clean energy
An experiment is taking place on an industrial estate just outside Didcot in the south of England.
Kentucky tornadoes: The community tries to rebuild
Residents in Kentucky are sifting through the rubble that was once a town.
James Webb Space Telescope scientist: ‘It’s the future of astrophysics’
The James Webb Space Telescope is expected to be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble.
Rare turtle washes up on UK beach 4,000 miles from home
Tally the Turtle is recovering in a UK zoo awaiting a flight back to the warm waters of Mexico.
Gurkha mountaineer’s record climbs in Netflix documentary
Nirmal Purja’s record-breaking climb of the world’s highest peaks is the subject of a documentary.
Blast off for Nasa mission to strike space rock
The spacecraft is set to crash into an object called Dimorphos in September 2022.
3D-printed ‘meat’: Does the plant-based product pass the taste test?
For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’ – the BBC’s Emily Maitlis tried it.
Red crabs swarm across roads and bridges in Australia
An annual migration of red crabs has covered roads and bridges on an Australian island.
Greta Thunberg: ‘COP26 even watered down the blah, blah, blah’
The climate campaigner says the outcome of the Glasgow summit is far too vague and open to differing interpretations.
COP26: The two week summit in two minutes
The UN’s climate summit has come to an end after two weeks in Glasgow, here are some of the stand out moments.
COP26: ‘Paris built the arena, Glasgow starts the race’ – Kerry
US climate envoy, John Kerry, says “we raised ambition here in Glasgow, this was not business as usual”.
COP26: Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact agreed
The COP26 president apologised as a late amendment on coal was added to the draft text by India.
COP26: ‘Glasgow is motoring towards a positive conclusion’
The chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee has cautiously welcomed the latest draft agreement.
COP26 1.5C target to avoid ‘unliveable’ future for grandson – EU’s Timmermans
European Commission VP Frans Timmermans said his grandson would be forced to “fight with other human beings for water and food”.
John Kerry at COP26: We’re going to come up with an agreement
The US climate envoy speaks to the BBC as pressure mounts on governments to strike a deal at COP26.
Climate change: How could a 2050 weather forecast look?
The future climate could be determined by the level of emissions in the coming years.