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Since the first humpback whale sighting off Cornwall in 2015, encounters have increased year on year. Cornwall Wildlife Trust have some advice for visitors to protect marine life.
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The building was used to determine mean sea level and, from that, heights across the UK.
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The Cornish hut with the tallest of tales to tell
The building was used to determine mean sea level and, from that, heights across the UK.
World's glaciers melting at a faster pace
The meltwater produced now accounts for about a fifth of global sea-level rise.
Accident leaves deep sea mining machine stranded
A prototype deep sea mining machine is lying stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.
They are killing our forest, Brazilian tribe warns
The Awa, who have been called "the most threatened tribe on earth", face fresh challenges in Brazil.
China launches first module of new space station
It's a major step in China's ambitions to rival the United States and Russia in space exploration.
A small green rock's warning about our climate future
A cobble from under the sea tells a story of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could disappear.
World's glaciers melting at a faster pace
The meltwater produced now accounts for about a fifth of global sea-level rise.
Accident leaves deep sea mining machine stranded
A prototype deep sea mining machine is lying stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.
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Video caption: A surge in sightings of whales in south west England has given local wildlife trusts hope. Climate protesters tape up council 'crime scene'
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online
Extinction Rebellion campaigners have put up "crime scene" tape at Nottinghamshire County Council's headquarters.
Pictures of the "Climate Crime Scene" tape wound around several of the entrances to County Hall in West Bridgford have been posted on social media.
Copyright: Extinction RebellionIt is part of an ongoing protest to push the council to declare a climate emergency in the run-up to next week's local elections.
The group wants the council to commit to opposing incinerators and removing pensions investments in the fossil fuel industry.
The authority said it was making no comment at this time.
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