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High-seas drama over an ocean treasure trove

Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing deep-sea mining for obstructing a research expedition.

Heat pumps too expensive, government warned

The spending watchdog says the costs remain too high and public awareness of the technology remains low.

The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice

Could a daring experiment help our planet or is it a dangerous distraction?

Iceland state of emergency after volcanic flare-up

Powerful lava flows began late on Saturday - but authorities say they have since diminished significantly.

Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'

The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.

Australian farm grows world's biggest blueberry

The monster fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry.

World's largest trees are 'thriving in UK'

A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.

Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row

It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El NiƱo.

UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits.

Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.

Amazon's record drought driven by climate change

The world's largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.

US-Russian crew successfully enter space station

A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.

'Ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting

Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.

Pioneering European satellite burns up over Pacific

The veteran ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft dives to destruction 2,000km west of California.

Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth

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