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The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming…
John LaurensonBusiness reporter, RotterdamAFP via Getty ImagesThe Netherlands has raced to switch to wind and solar powerIn a Dutch government TV campaign called "Flip the Switch" an actress warns viewers about their electricity usage."When we…
Fiona IrvingSouth East environment correspondentBBCThe artificial reef covers 820 sq m around the base of a Rampion wind turbineOne of the largest artificial reefs in the world has been installed at a wind farm off…
Australia's tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests are usually regarded as so-called "carbon…
The number of people killed by bears in Japan this year has reached a record high, the country's environment ministry has said.Seven people have died since April - the highest since 2006 when data was…
Available for over a yearInside Science explores the science and maths of games: why we play them, how to win them and the rise of gamification in our lives - with a particular focus on…
A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.More than 100 countries had gathered in London to approve a deal first agreed…
Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and ScienceKevin Carter/Getty ImagesPeople head to the coast in San Diego on a hot summer's day The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on…
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and one of the world's most influential physicists, has died at the age of 103, according to Chinese state media.An obituary released by CCTV cited illness as the cause of…
Scientists say seven skeletons found in a mass grave in Croatia were most likely Roman soldiers who lived 1,700 years ago.The male skeletons, all with various injuries, were found "completely preserved" during excavations in 2011…
