Reports and Studies
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Where to watch the Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids meteor shower, famous for its multicoloured streaks of light, will peak on Thursday and Friday. Visible around the…
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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan, a UN report says. Its opium production this year…
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COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on…
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Osiris-Rex: Nasa’s asteroid mission ‘gathers smaller sample’
Nasa’s asteroid sample-return mission looks to have come home with a little less material than first thought. Scientists speculated the…
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Whale filmed swimming with Australian beachgoers dies after stranding
A sperm whale filmed swimming among people at Western Australian beach has died after becoming stuck on a sandbar. Wildlife…
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Could there be a gold rush for buried hydrogen?
Earlier this year Professor Jacques Pironon was searching for methane in the Lorraine Basin, northeast France, when his team made…
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Reports of alleged radioactive cats in Britain
Residents living near the notorious Sellafield nuclear facility in the village of “Seacle” have supposedly reported a terrifying invasion of…
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COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on…
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Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK – study
Parts of the UK could become home to mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue fever, chikungunya and zika virus by the…
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Fossil fuels: Can humanity really kick its addiction?
We are about to pass a civilisational milestone, say forecasters. In the next few years we will pass ‘peak’ fossil…
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