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Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find

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...

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Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find

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...

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How climate change made Easter eggs pricier

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...

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How climate change made Easter eggs pricier

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...

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UK start-up to beam 4K video from space station

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...

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US man pleads guilty to ‘killing spree’ of eagles

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...

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Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk – study

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...

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Poland’s ‘Heart of the Garden’ named tree of 2024

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....

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Battle over deep-sea mining heats up

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...

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The ‘insane’ plan to save the Arctic’s sea-ice

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...

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