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Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
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Why finding alien life is now 'only a matter of time'
Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
UK unready as wildfires surge, warn firefighters
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.
Some firms unaware of new single-use plastic ban
Plastic cutlery is banned in England from Sunday but plastic containers for takeaway meals are not.
One in six UK species at risk of extinction - report
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
Scientists closer to solving mystery of antimatter
The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.
Government to delay environmental building rules
Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".
Young people sue 32 countries over climate change
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
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Why finding alien life is now 'only a matter of time'
Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
UK unready as wildfires surge, warn firefighters
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.
Some firms unaware of new single-use plastic ban
Plastic cutlery is banned in England from Sunday but plastic containers for takeaway meals are not.
One in six UK species at risk of extinction - report
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
Scientists closer to solving mystery of antimatter
The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.
Government to delay environmental building rules
Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".
Young people sue 32 countries over climate change
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
UK unready as wildfires surge, warn firefighters
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.
Some firms unaware of new single-use plastic ban
Plastic cutlery is banned in England from Sunday but plastic containers for takeaway meals are not.
One in six UK species at risk of extinction - report
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
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