A new species of giant water lily has been discovered - and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 177 years.
The huge plant had been in… Read more
How much of our plastic 'recycling' is actually recycled
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Researchers at New York University have created artificial Hox genes — which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs… Read more
The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is through exposure to respiratory fluids carrying… Read more
A new map shows there could be around two million trees with exceptional environmental and cultural value previously unrecorded in England.
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A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The landmark ruling by the US Supreme… Read more
Polar bears have long been seen as a symbol of global warming's damaging impact on the natural world.
The bears rely on Arctic sea ice to… Read more