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Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Esme Stallard | 0 Comments

From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave Getty Images A key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one metre from a neighbour’s property has been lifted as the government seeks to accelerate…

Cats distinguish owner’s smell from stranger’s, study finds

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Tim Dodd | 0 Comments

From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter ShareSave Getty Images Domestic cats can tell the difference between the smell of their owner and that of a stranger, a new study suggests. The study by Tokyo…

Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Imogen Foulkes | 0 Comments

From BBC The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one…

German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Vanessa Buschschluter | 0 Comments

From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News ShareSave Reuters A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that…

Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Joshua Nevett | 0 Comments

From BBC 3 hours ago ShareSave Joshua Nevett Political reporter ShareSave PA Environmental rules that force developers in England to improve wildlife habitats could be eased under government plans to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites. The…

Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Matt Simon | 0 Comments

In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn’t open his windows because his home was an old office building converted to residential units — not exactly conducive…

The people who think AI might become conscious

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Pallab Ghosh | 0 Comments

From BBC 26 May 2025 ShareSave Pallab Ghosh ShareSave BBC Listen to this article. I step into the booth with some trepidation. I am about to be subjected to strobe lighting while music plays – as part of a research…

William: Attenborough was ‘inspiration’ for new show

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Daniela Relph | 0 Comments

From BBC The Prince of Wales has described Sir David Attenborough as a “big inspiration” to him growing up, and the motivation behind his new wildlife documentary highlighting the work of rangers. In an unexpected appearance at a screening earlier…

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Rebecca Morelle | 0 Comments

From BBC 22 May 2025 ShareSave Rebecca MorelleAlison Francis Senior Science Journalist ShareSave The moment that Oceangate’s Titan submersible was lost has been revealed in footage recorded on the sub’s support ship. Titan imploded about 90 minutes into a descent…

Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Mark Poynting | 0 Comments

From BBC 22 May 2025 ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Noaa/Reuters The coming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than usual, US science agency NOAA has warned, just as cuts to American research are raising…