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Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

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Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.

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Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India’s sunshine

India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.

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Your nose gets colder when you’re stressed. These thermal images show the change

Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.

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Floods trap people in cars in Spain’s Catalonia region

The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.

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25 Years of Impact: CommLab India Showcases L&D Success and Recognizes Key Stakeholders at LearnFlux

CommLab India marked 25 years in eLearning with LearnFlux 2025, showcasing impact, innovation in corporate learning, and honoring customers.

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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

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Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique ‘sword dragon’ species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

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‘How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia’

‘Green social prescribing’ schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients’ mental health.

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Naked mole rats’ DNA could hold key to long life

The bald, subterranean rats are the world’s longest-lived rodent.

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AAEON Expands Embedded In-Vehicle AI System Portfolio with the BOXER-8655AI

Supporting eight GMSL2 cameras, E-Mark certified, and powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, the BOXER-8655AI targets the in-vehicle and […]

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Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal

Five water companies win permission for higher bills as they seek more funds to fix outdated infrastructure.

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King Charles hopes nature film will ‘inspire’ viewers

The King to appear in Amazon documentary encouraging people to work with rather than against nature.

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Chemistry Nobel awarded for work on new materials that could help planet

The winners of the prestigious science prize were announced by the Nobel committee in Sweden.

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Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

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Dazzling supermoon illuminates skylines around the world

From Paris to Taipei, this week’s supermoon – also known as the Harvest and Hunter’s moon – captured in photos.

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Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing

The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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Renewables overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, […]

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The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes

They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

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Environment prize nominees ‘heroes of our time’, says William

Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month’s environmental awards ceremony in […]

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MPAI celebrates five years of pioneering AI standards

Moving Picture, Audio and Data Coding by Artificial Intelligence – the international, non-profit, unaffiliated organisation developing AI-based data coding standards […]

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Vaccine breakthrough for deadly elephant virus

A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is shown to be effective in a world-first trial.

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Russia targets UK military satellites on weekly basis

Moscow is attempting to collect information from UK spacecraft, according to the MoD.

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Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins

The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.

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Attenborough and Prince William lead tributes to Dr Jane Goodall

The leading conservationist has been remembered as “a great champion of environmental protection” after her death aged 91.

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Pope Leo condemns climate change critics

In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

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ITRemedy Urges Immediate Action on Medical Device Security Amid Rising Threats

Company introduces targeted services to help hospitals manage cybersecurity risks tied to connected care equipment.

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Dismissed as a joke, UK’s first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer

Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.

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Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities

Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what’s really behind the boom – and is it now unstoppable?

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Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim

New analysis suggests our species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought

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