Measles is one member of an extended family of viruses We’ve seen recent spikes in measles infections. Some European countries, including the UK, lost their…
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World ‘faces 80% calorie increase by end of century’
Poor nations are at risk of the consequences of greater inequality if we require more calories in the future The amount of food needed to…
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Climate change: Met Office says warming trend will continue in 2020
Next year will continue the global warming trend with temperatures again likely to rise more than one degree above pre-industrial levels. According to the Met…
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World’s oldest fossil trees uncovered in New York
An Archaeopteris root system at the Cairo fossil forest site The earliest fossilised trees, dating back 386 million years, have been found at an abandoned…
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DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years on
An artist has made a reconstruction of the woman, who has been nicknamed “Lola” This is the face of a woman who lived 6,000 years…
View More DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years onWhite Island volcano: New volcanic activity hampers recovery efforts
New Zealand’s White Island volcano is showing increased seismic activity, putting recovery efforts on hold. The mountain, also known as Whakaari, erupted on Monday when…
View More White Island volcano: New volcanic activity hampers recovery effortsRefugees at ‘increased risk’ from extreme weather
Refugees and people displaced within countries because of conflict are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather, experts say. Humanitarian agencies told the BBC…
View More Refugees at ‘increased risk’ from extreme weatherClimate change: COP25 talks to open as ‘point of no return’ in sight
Political leaders and climate diplomats are to meet in Madrid for two weeks of talks amid a growing sense of crisis. According to UN Secretary…
View More Climate change: COP25 talks to open as ‘point of no return’ in sightA third of tropical African plants face extinction
A third of tropical African plants are on the path to extinction, according to a new assessment. Much of western Africa, Ethiopia, and parts of…
View More A third of tropical African plants face extinctionSwansea city centre residents to live on ‘urban farm
Residents could be able to grow vegetables in vertical greenhouses, have fish tanks in the basement and potentially produce honey on the roof of a…
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