Science
What is the Paris Agreement and why does 1.5C matter?
The 2015 pact is at the heart of the international commitment to tackle rising global temperatures.
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What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it?
Reaching net zero carbon emissions worldwide is essential to limit global warming, UN scientists say.
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International
Turkey to push for 'electrification' drive at COP31 as climate threats mount
COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday. The annual summit takes place this year under…
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International
If Dune is this generation’s Star Wars, we are all in big trouble
According to Florence Pugh, Denis Villeneuve’s stunningly strange and breathtaking universe is the equivalent to George Lucas’ heroic space opera. Let’s hope not
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Wales scraps controversial Uganda tree-planting scheme
The Welsh government has given more than £4m to the scheme since 2015, but will end it due to budget pressures.
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International
COP31 faces tough test as climate threats mount
Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.
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International
Most Europeans want action to tackle climate crisis but not at any cost, poll shows
YouGov survey finds support for tree planting and emissions taxes but opposition to air travel and fuel levies
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‘Everything is so out of whack’: UK trees experience spring six months early
Mild autumn temperatures causing premature flowering and raising concerns for pollinators, say experts
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International
Is ‘ferritin face’ real? Why your iron levels might be low - video
Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample why so many of us struggle to keep our iron levels up, how we can actually diagnose low iron and the best way to correct a deficiency, with help from Hal Drakesmith, a professor of iron biology at Oxford University, and advice from Dr Sue Pavord, a consultant haematologist at Oxford university hospitals and associate senior lecturer in clinical medicine at St Edmund Hall.
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'Extra special' tamarin twins born at zoo
Shaldon Wildlife Trust says it is one of two European zoos to breed the species in 2026.
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Could the earliest weakening of the polar vortex on record bring UK snow?
An unprecedented early weakening of the polar vortex is causing uncertainty amongst experts over the impact it will have on UK weather as Simon King explains.
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International
Three in four displaced people live in climate danger zones, UN says
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the…
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