Friday, December 30, 2022

Happisburgh: The Norfolk village crumbling into the sea

A nurse says she is heartbroken that nothing can be done to save her house from coastal erosion.

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Citizen scientists join fight to clean up rivers

The past year has seen public outrage over sewage with volunteers taking action into their own hands.

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale

Politicians and celebrities are said to be affected but the scale of the data breach is unverified.

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All solar system's planets visible in night sky

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible with the naked eye from many areas.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

UK weather extremes to become new normal, says National Trust

The National Trust says this year's weather is a stark illustration of the challenges facing nature.

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Royal Mail hit by post-Christmas online outage

Problems emerge on the website and app on the first day of regular post following the festive period.

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TikTok: Welsh speakers use social media to teach others

Meet the social media influencers sharing their love of the Welsh language to new audiences.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees

Adama Diémé was motivated after seeing once-verdant villages in Senegal without a single tree.

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip

Locals on Union Island are trained to ensure a diminutive reptile does not get wiped out by poachers.

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Leak-hunting 'pipebots' will help us save water

About 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.

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James Webb telescope: Amazing images show the Universe as never before

It's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.

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Friday, December 23, 2022

The countries launching missions to the Moon and beyond in 2023

In 2023 several countries will launch missions to the Moon and beyond.

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Scientists find secret to how glass frogs turn transparent

Scientists discover the glass frog's "superpower" in its ability to pool blood to turn see-through.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Four tips for better recycling at Christmas

How you can celebrate while doing less harm to the planet

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Hydrogen heating trial treats us like guinea pigs - residents

An English town could be the first to turn off fossil fuel gas, but some residents aren't happy.

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Christmas beetles: Scientists ask Australians for help finding missing festive bugs

Seen as a symbol of Christmas in Australia, the beetles seem to have gone missing in recent years.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found

Elon Musk says he will resign as soon as he finds someone "foolish enough" to take over the job.

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

COP15: Summit on 'pact with nature' enters final stretch

Decision day looms for sealing a global deal to stop the destruction of nature.

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Canada's polar-bear capital Churchill warms too fast for bears

The amount of time without sea-ice is becoming too long for the bears to survive, experts say.

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Singapore's crypto ambitions shaken by FTX collapse

Users call for more regulation after state fund writes off investment in fallen cryptocurrency exchange.

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Environment targets are job half-done, say charities

Long-awaited targets to protect the environment will fail to fix water pollution, say nature groups.

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Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links

The social media giant has also suspended the Twitter account of its new rival.

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Ofcom report shows growing 5G coverage

One in five mobile phones is now capable of using 5G, but some consumers say speed is disappointing.

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TikTok tests landscape videos in major shake-up

The world's fastest-growing social media platform has become known globally for its vertical format.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Twitter Files spark debate about ‘blacklisting’

Revelations about Twitter's content moderation decisions have raised questions about political bias.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Meta sued for $2bn over Ethiopia violence

The case also seeks changes to Facebook’s algorithm, which it alleges fuels hate and violence

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Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced

US researchers have overcome a major barrier to achieving low-carbon nuclear fusion.

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Andrew Tate: 'I fear online influencer radicalised my son'

After an incident at school, Jane is worried how Andrew Tate's views are affecting her 15-year-old.

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Gene-edited hens may stop billions of animals suffering

Israeli researchers claim to have developed a flock of gene-edited hens that lay eggs from which only female chicks hatch.

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Monday, December 12, 2022

S Korea says crypto-fugitive Do Kwon is in Serbia

Mr Kwon was charged with fraud and breaches of capital markets law after the implosion of the token.

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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Twitter's paid blue tick re-launches after pause

Twitter will once again offer a blue tick badge and additional features for a monthly fee.

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One of Central America's most active volcanoes erupts again

Guatemala's Fuego forces authorities to close the country's largest airport and a major highway.

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Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth

After a 26-day flight around the Moon, Nasa's future astronaut ship parachutes into the Pacific.

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Chile volcano: Alert issued after Lascar rumbles to life

The Lascar volcano, in the north, sends a plume of volcanic ash and hot gases 6,000m into the sky.

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Friday, December 9, 2022

Elton John quits Twitter blaming change in misinformation policy

The website recently rolled back a policy aimed at tackling the spread of Covid falsehoods.

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Biodiversity: What is a mass extinction and are we causing one?

While scientists agree on the dire state of life on Earth, they don't always agree on how we should describe it.

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After the hype plant-based proteins face leaner times

Booming just a few years ago, the market for plant-based proteins is going through a tough patch.

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Fired Twitter cleaning staff 'treated like garbage'

One of them told the BBC a member of Elon Musk's team said their jobs would be replaced by robots.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff

One photo shows a double room with wardrobe and slippers, as Elon Musk seeks to instil a "hardcore" work culture.

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Reverse nature's decline or there is no future - UN

The UN's biodiversity chief says talks under way in Montreal are the last chance to save nature.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Deforestation: EU law bans goods linked to destruction of trees

Household goods such as coffee and chocolate will have to pass strict checks before they are sold in the EU.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

'5G makes my phone pretty worthless'

Some users are finding the next generation of mobile internet slow and patchy, three years after it launched.

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Kanye West no longer to buy Parler social media platform

The rapper has repeatedly made anti-Semitic remarks, alienating business partners and fans.

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The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success

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