Plastic pollution: Washed clothing's synthetic mountain of 'fluff'
From BBC When you add it up, the total amount of synthetic microfibres going into the wider environment as we wash our clothes is an astonishing number. US scientists estimate…
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California Aims To Add Housing Away From Wildland Urban Interface
From NPR NPR’s David Greene talks to Wade Crowfoot, California’s secretary of Natural Resources, about this year’s wildfire season, and what can be done to prevent or control them. Read…
Plug-in hybrids are a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'
From BBC Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid cars are as much as two-and-a-half times higher than official tests suggest, according to new research. Plug-in hybrid vehicles are powered by…
Experts call for new era for wildlife in UK
From BBC Conservation experts are calling on the prime minister to commit to protecting nature. They say the past decade has seen far too little action, with England remaining one…
UK Space Agency funds tech for orbital awareness
From BBC New approaches to tracking satellites and debris in orbit are to get a boost from the UK Space Agency. UKSA is giving over £1m to seven firms to…
Bear from Ice Age found 'completely preserved' in Russian Arctic
From BBC image copyrightNorth-Eastern Federal University The immaculately preserved remains of an Ice Age-era bear have been unearthed by reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic, researchers have said. The bear…
Extinction: Urgent change needed to save species, says UN
From BBC Humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover and slow its “accelerating decline”. This is according to…
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Wyoming Doubles Down On Its Long Support For Carbon Capture
From NPR The country’s largest coal producing state is desperate to keep the struggling industry going. Wyoming is investing big to try to clean up coal’s carbon emissions, even as…
Gene editing to produce 'super dad' livestock
From BBC Scientists have produced gene-edited animals they say could serve as “super dads” or “surrogate sires”. The pigs, goats, cattle and mice make sperm carrying the genetic material of…