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Fuel rods removal from Fukushima reactors begins 8 years after disaster

By Suman Varandani

The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power said Monday workers started removing the first of 566 fuel units stored in the pool at building...

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New carbon dioxide removal tech could help fight climate change affordably

Carbon Engineering, a British Colombia company, may have developed CO2 removal technology to fight back against climate...

By Kevin Billings

Iceberg twice the size of New York City to break off Antarctica, says NASA

The break poses an uncertain future for the British Halley VIa Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.

By Madhur Dave

Climate Change To Melt A Third Of Himalayan Glaciers; 1.9 Billion People Affected

Water resources for some 1.9 billion people worldwide are being threatened as climate change continues to melt the...

By Vanessa Doctor

Indonesia tsunami Sulawesi Donggala injured

Indonesia earthquake: 10 powerful images of terrifying tsunami that hit Sulawesi

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

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Indigenous people of the Guarani-Kaiowa tribe

How indigenous peoples' lives are being destroyed by global agribusiness in Brazil

The Kaiowá and Guarani have no access to drinkable water, no protection from agro-chemical contamination, and no...

By Francesca Fois

Watch: Courageous orangutan confronts loggers' bulldozer destroying its jungle home

. More than 1,000 orangutans living in the region have been threatened by illegal actions in the forest

By Staff Reporter

Storm Emma: South Western Railway to shut down entire service at 8pm due to weather conditions

South Western Railway has announced that it's entire service will shut down at 8pm UK time due to adverse weather...

By Ben Skipper

Climate change to drastically affect weather and rain patterns throughout India

Lesser rain has been predicted for India, with weaker monsoons likely by the end of this century.

By Immanuel Jotham

The Arctic is now hotter than ever – despite it being the peak of winter and no sunlight

The Arctic is now nearly 50 degrees over normal February temperatures. An event like this "has definitely not been seen...

By Immanuel Jotham

King penguins are under the threat of extinction if they do not find a new habitat soon

"There's not much hope in the future", for these penguins, say researchers.

By Immanuel Jotham

Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica is freezing, not melting and no one knows why

The ice shelf was first found to be warming, but now it seems to have started to freeze.

By Immanuel Jotham

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London Museum now has a piece of the 130-tonne Whitechapel fatberg on display

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How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

By Steven Feldstein

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Environment

Fuel rods removal from Fukushima reactors begins 8 years after disaster

New carbon dioxide removal tech could help fight climate change affordably

Iceberg twice the size of New York City to break off Antarctica, says NASA

Climate Change To Melt A Third Of Himalayan Glaciers; 1.9 Billion People Affected

Indonesia earthquake: 10 powerful images of terrifying tsunami that hit Sulawesi

How indigenous peoples' lives are being destroyed by global agribusiness in Brazil

Watch: Courageous orangutan confronts loggers' bulldozer destroying its jungle home

Storm Emma: South Western Railway to shut down entire service at 8pm due to weather conditions

Climate change to drastically affect weather and rain patterns throughout India

The Arctic is now hotter than ever – despite it being the peak of winter and no sunlight

King penguins are under the threat of extinction if they do not find a new habitat soon

Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica is freezing, not melting and no one knows why

Is it too late to save the Amazon rainforest? Scientists say it is reaching the 'point of no return'

Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth

Grey squirrels win the battle of wits (and nuts) against red squirrels, study finds

Race to trash mountain: World's worst garbage dumps and the deadly risks they pose

Prepare for 'more frequent and intense flooding', warns UK Environment Agency

Listening for infrasound from roiling lava lakes can help forecast volcanic eruptions

Indonesia tsunami and earthquake:Asia counts cost of economic damage, human toll of string of disasters

Scientists just discovered a secret penguin kingdom in Antarctica using drones and satellite images

How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

How Amazon can deliver on its promise to reduce emissions

How Amazon can deliver on its promise to reduce emissions

Too many airplane systems rely on too few sensors

Too many airplane systems rely on too few sensors