Israel's Beresheet robot sets its sights on the Moon
From BBC Israel is about to launch its first attempt to land on the Moon. The Beresheet robot is a privately funded venture that aims to land and hop across…
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Hayabusa-2: Japan mission set to 'bite an asteroid'
From BBC A Japanese spacecraft is set to “bite an asteroid” as it descends to collect a sample of rock from the surface. The Hayabusa-2 probe will try to grab…
China customs testing coal imports for environmental reasons: foreign ministry
Imported coal is seen lifted by cranes from a coal cargo ship onto a truck at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China July 26, 2018. Picture taken July 26,…
New Zealand finds fruit fly that could threaten crops, ramps up monitoring
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday set up hundreds of traps around the country’s largest city of Auckland after finding a second Queensland fruit fly, a species that poses…
CO2 emissions from UK housing 'go up'
From BBC Greenhouse gas emissions from your heating boiler are fuelling climate change, a report by MPs has said. UK government advisers warn that emissions from housing have actually gone…
Controversial Alaska gold-copper mine moves step closer to approval
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The world’s biggest undeveloped gold and copper mining project, planned in southwestern Alaska near the largest fishery for sockeye salmon globally, moved a step closer to…
U.S. judge dismisses boys' lawsuit against Trump climate rollbacks
(Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by two Pennsylvania boys and an environmental group seeking to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from rolling back regulations addressing climate…
Snow, sleet threaten U.S. East Coast, hinder hundreds of flights
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A winter storm bore down on the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday, threatening to snarl New York City’s evening commute after hindering air travel along the…
Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hits Turkey's western coast – USGS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck near the town of Canakkale on the Western coast of Turkey on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It…
White House readies panel to question security risks of climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is readying a presidential panel that would question U.S. military and intelligence reports showing human-driven climate change poses risks to national security, according to…