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More than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now estimated to be floating in the world's oceans, according to scientists. Plastic kills fish and sea animals and takes hundreds of years to break down into less harmful materials. T...
Antarctic glaciers are possibly more sensitive to changes in sea temperature than was thought, new research shows....
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At least 19 states under alert as brutal temperatures grip Northeast...
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Millions of Americans are under severe weather warnings as a major winter storm moves across the US. Freezing Arctic air is bringing blizzards and icy winds to much of the country as it pushes south-east. Forecasters are warning that temperatures c...
Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission aboard China's space station. They left for space on 5 June to oversee the final construction stage of the Tiangong space station, which was completed in...
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Russia ramped up security on its only bridge to Crimea after a huge blast destroyed sections of it on Saturday. President Vladimir Putin has now ordered the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) to oversee the key connector to the occupi...
US President Joe Biden has said Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history following devastation across the state....
Prices are continuing to rise at their fastest rate for 40 years as food, energy and fuel costs continue to climb. UK inflation, the rate at which prices rise, edged up to 9.1% in the 12 months to May, from 9% in April, the Office...
Ofcom has brought in new rules to protect rural phone boxes from closure. The UK telecoms regulator said it will stop British Telecom (BT) from closing down phone boxes in areas with poor mobile signals if they are needed by local communiti...
Sources said Peyton Gendron had been taken into custody in the past and accused of threatening behavior....
The recycling of e-waste must urgently be ramped up because mining the Earth for precious metals to make new gadgets is unsustainable, scientists say. One study estimated that the world's mountain of discarded electronics, in 202...
Streaming services are set to be regulated by Ofcom for the first time, under new government proposals. Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and other streamers will be given new rules that will bring them in line with traditiona...
Over the next five years, three new heavy-lift rockets will put thousands of satellites into low earth orbit as part of Amazon's Project Kuiper. The project aims to provide broadband connections using a constellation of 3,23...