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Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find
James D. Tiller and James Di Loreto, SmithsonianBy Maddie MolloyBBC News Climate & ScienceA 270-million-year-old fossil that sheds light on the murky origins of amphibians has been named after Kermit - the world's most famous frog.Scientists found the fossilized skull...
Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find
James D. Tiller and James Di Loreto, SmithsonianBy Maddie MolloyBBC News Climate & ScienceA 270-million-year-old fossil that sheds light on the murky origins of amphibians has been named after Kermit - the world's most famous frog.Scientists found the fossilized skull...
How climate change made Easter eggs pricier
Getty ImagesBy Justin RowlattClimate editor, BBC NewsYou may have noticed that Easter eggs are more expensive this year.But did you know that climate change is one of the reasons?Most chocolate is made from cocoa grown in West Africa, but a humid heatwave has blasted...
How climate change made Easter eggs pricier
Getty ImagesBy Justin RowlattClimate editor, BBC NewsYou may have noticed that Easter eggs are more expensive this year.But did you know that climate change is one of the reasons?Most chocolate is made from cocoa grown in West Africa, but a humid heatwave has blasted...
UK start-up to beam 4K video from space station
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmosUltra high-definition cameras from a UK start-up will hitch a ride to the International Space Station later. The 4K system from...
US man pleads guilty to ‘killing spree’ of eagles
Getty ImagesBy Max MatzaBBC News, SeattleA US man accused of killing thousands of protected birds has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hunt and traffic bald and golden eagles. Travis John Branson, 48, shot the birds over several years and sold their parts and feathers...
Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk – study
By Tulip MazumdarGlobal health correspondentWorking in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage for pregnant women, according to new research from India. The study found that the risks to mothers-to-be are significantly higher than previously...
Poland’s ‘Heart of the Garden’ named tree of 2024
Marcin_KopijBy Maddie MolloyBBC News Climate & ScienceA Polish tree nicknamed Heart of the Garden, pictured above, has won the 2024 European Tree of the Year contest.The monumental common beech tree grows in an old park in the University of Wroclaw's botanical garden....
UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 – The Associated Press
UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 The Associated PressUN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat Al Jazeera EnglishClimate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off...
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns – Bloomberg
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns BloombergClimate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO World Meteorological Organization WMOU.N. Weather Agency Issues 'Red Alert' on Climate Change TIME Article Attribution...
Battle over deep-sea mining heats up
Martin Katz / Greenpeace By Justin RowlattClimate editor, BBC NewsGreenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing controversial plans to begin deep-sea mining.One mining company claims the campaign group disrupted a research expedition in the remote...
The ‘insane’ plan to save the Arctic’s sea-ice
Real IceBy Mark PoyntingBBC News climate reporterPerched on sea-ice off Canada's northern coast, parka-clad scientists watch saltwater pump out over the frozen ocean.Their goal? To slow global warming.As sea-ice vanishes, the dark ocean surface can absorb more of the...