Conservation dilemma over saving the giant panda
From BBC Saving the giant panda is one of the big success stories of conservation. Decades of efforts to create protected habitat for the iconic bear has pulled it back…
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Coronavirus: Sewage testing for Covid-19 begins in England
From BBC Sewage testing is being conducted across England in a bid to develop wastewater-based Covid-19 surveillance. Scientists discovered early in the pandemic that infected people “shed” the virus in…
Whale shark 'crushes' tourist in Australia
From BBC An Australian woman has suffered injuries after being struck and injured by a whale shark while snorkelling. The woman, 29, had been swimming with a tour group at…
Ban ads for polluting large cars, report says
From BBC A new campaign called “Badvertising” is demanding an immediate end to adverts for large polluting cars. It says the government should clamp down on sports utility vehicle (SUV)…
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Women survivors of the atomic bombs
From BBC On 6 and 9 August, it will be 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki towards the end of…
Amazon region: Brazil records big increase in fires
From BBC Official figures from Brazil have shown a big increase in the number of fires in the Amazon region in July compared with the same month last year. Satellite…
Coronavirus doctor's diary: How gardening could help in the fight against obesity
From BBC Being overweight puts you at greater risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, experts say – and now new anti-obesity strategies have been launched around the UK.…
Nasa SpaceX crew return: Astronauts set for ocean splashdown
From BBC US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have undocked their Dragon Endeavour capsule from the space station to begin their return to Earth. The pair are expected to…
An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation.
From BBC Marine biologist and artist Colin Foord set up a webcam in the industrial port of Miami, in the city’s busiest shipping canal. Since February the Coral City Camera…
Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners
From BBC After a decade of campaigning, Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido won a court ruling that awarded $12m (£9.2m) to a community poisoned by lead pollution from a nearby…