Swiss to vote in pesticide ban referendum
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Swiss citizens are due to vote in a referendum which could see their country become only the second in the…
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G7 leaders face biggest climate change decisions in history – David Attenborough
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images G7 leaders are facing the most important decisions in human history as they seek to tackle climate change, Sir David…
Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon’s Bezos
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightReuters A mystery bidder has paid $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s first crewed spaceflight by the billionaire’s…
SLS: First view of Nasa’s assembled ‘megarocket’
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightNASA Nasa has assembled the first of its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rockets, which will carry humans to the Moon this…
BBC Springwatch: Chris Packham hails maker of 27,000 swift boxes
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightBBC/Steve Hubbard TV naturalist Chris Packham has hailed the “astonishing achievement” of a man who made 27,000 swift boxes. John Stimpson, 79,…
Coming Soon To An Atlas Near You: A Fifth Ocean
From NPR National Geographic has recognized the Southern Ocean as the fifth official ocean. The cartographic update doesn’t surprise researchers who study the importance of the waters surrounding Antarctica. (Image…
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
Earth’s ecosystems are stressed, and people are suffering the consequences. Experts say that conserving what’s left of the natural world is not good enough; we must also restore it —…
U.S. Farmers Of Color Were About To Get Loan Forgiveness. Now The Program Is On Hold
From NPR A new federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse years of economic discrimination against U.S. farmers of color has ground to a halt. (Image credit: Michael…
Amazon rainforest destruction is accelerating, shows government data
Destruction of Earth’s largest rainforest is accelerating ahead of the region’s peak fire and deforestation season, reveals data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute INPE. According to INPE’s…
What’s the cost of illegal mining in Brazil’s Amazon? A new tool calculates it
Illegal gold mining caused an estimated $429 million (2.2 billion reais) in social and environmental damages on the Yanomami Indigenous Reserve in Brazil’s Roraima state last year, according to a…