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• Dark matter hunt yields unexplained signal

  17-06-2020 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Xenon 1T experiment may have found signs of a previously undetected dark matter particle.
  
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• Mystery egg likely belonged to giant sea reptile, scientists say

  17-06-2020 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The football-like fossil has puzzled scientists since it was found in Antarctica almost a decade ago.
  
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• Logitech to roll out carbon labelling

  17-06-2020 18:43
  
  Electronics giant Logitech is set to introduce labels communicating the carbon footprint of products to its entire portfolio, starting this year.
  
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• Blowing bubbles: Soapy spheres pop pollen on fruit trees

  17-06-2020 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japanese researchers succeed in fertilising pears using pollen carried on a soap bubble.
  
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• Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia

  17-06-2020 17:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Unusually high temperatures in region linked to wildfires, oil spill and moth swarmsA prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said. The freak temperatures have been linked to wildfires, a huge oil spill and a plague of tree-eating moths.On a global scale, the Siberian heat is helping push the world towards its hottest year on record in 2020, despite a temporary dip in carbon emissions owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...
  
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• DNA study reveals Ireland's age of 'god-kings'

  17-06-2020 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A genetic survey of ancient remains from Ireland reveals the existence of a Stone Age social elite.
  
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• SSE outlines £7bn green recovery package, sets science-based climate targets

  17-06-2020 16:18
  
  Energy major SSE will spend more than £7bn on clean energy initiatives over the next five years, in a bid to spur a green UK recovery from Covid-19 and to meet its new, stronger climate targets.
  
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• SSE outlines £7bn green recovery package, sets 1.5C science-based climate targets

  17-06-2020 15:31
  
  Energy major SSE will spend more than £7bn on clean energy initiatives over the next five years, in a bid to spur a green UK recovery from Covid-19 and to meet its new, stronger climate targets.
  
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• UK-US sign agreement on space launch technology

  17-06-2020 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain and America pave the way for US companies to launch their rockets from UK soil.
  
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• Sustainability skills 'should be a pre-requisite for more executive positions'

  17-06-2020 12:33
  
  Experience within or a passion for sustainability was a requirement for just 4% of non-executive and senior-executive appointments made in 2019 - a trend which must change if businesses are to tackle the climate crisis and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  
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• #SustyTalk: Business for Nature's Eva Zabey on maintaining momentum to tackle the nature crisis

  17-06-2020 11:35
  
  edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with Business for Nature's executive director Eva Zabey discussing how companies can respond to the nature crisis during the pandemic and beyond.
  
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• Taking place on THURSDAY: edie's smart grid masterclass webinar

  17-06-2020 11:23
  
  edie readers have just days register for our next 45-minute masterclass on smart grids, featuring speakers from E.ON and the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE).
  
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• Survey: Corporates maintaining long-term sustainability plans despite Covid-19 crisis

  17-06-2020 11:10
  
  The vast majority of sustainability professionals do not believe their employer will backtrack on long-term sustainability plans, in spite of the challenges posted by the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey from The Climate Group has concluded.
  
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• One week left to register: edie's smart grid masterclass webinar

  17-06-2020 10:47
  
  edie readers have just one week left to register for our next 45-minute masterclass on smart grids, featuring speakers from E.ON and the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE).
  
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• How Elon Musk aims to revolutionise battery technology

  17-06-2020 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could the least exciting bit of Elon Musk's empire end up being the most transformative?
  
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• Giant space chamber installed in Oxfordshire

  17-06-2020 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK satellite manufacturers will soon have the use of one of the biggest test vessels in Europe.
  
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• Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO

  17-06-2020 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recoveryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for decades.The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade as well as the devastation of forests and other wild places were still the driving forces behind
  
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• Coronavirus is a warning to us to mend our broken relationship with nature | Marco Lambertini, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and Maria Neira

  17-06-2020 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The world must embrace a recovery that involves sustainable farming and clean energy. Anything else is a false economyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn 1997, a large area of rainforest in south-east Asia was burned to the ground to make way for palm oil plantations. A combination of deforestation, forest fires and drought are believed to have forced hundreds of fruit bats away from their natural habitats towards fruit orchards planted in close proximity to inte
  
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• Divers in Thailand attempt to free whale shark entangled in rope – video

  17-06-2020 05:37 via theguardian.com
  
  A group of divers in Thailand tried to save a whale shark whose tail was tied by rope. Video filmed on Saturday shows the whale shark swimming with a nylon rope tied around its tail. But the knife was too small and could not cut through the rope. Injured and with a rope still tied to its tail, the whale shark eventually swam awayContinue reading...
  
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• NHS 'not prepared' for net-zero transition or climate change health impacts, MPs warn

  17-06-2020 02:04
  
  The Government must better support the NHS to go fossil-fuel-free and to adapt to the impacts of global warming and nature loss on public health, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) are warning.
  
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• How our brains are processing the pandemic

  17-06-2020 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Self-isolation, job loss and fear of Covid-19 are just some factors affecting our mental health.
  
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• Wildfires caused by barbecues harming wildlife, says National Trust

  17-06-2020 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Dry conditions following low spring rainfall have contributed to a rise in firesThe National Trust is urging people not to take a barbecue or light a campfire when they visit the coast and countryside following a spate of wildfires that have damaged flora and fauna.Despite recent rainfall, a record-breaking spring of sunshine has left many landscapes dry and created the perfect conditions for fires to ignite and quickly spread. Continue reading...
  
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