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How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy

If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.

Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?

Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?

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Amazon fires: Forest loss challenges Paris climate ambition

Fossil fuel burning is the big issue but continued forest cover loss will make climate targets harder to achieve, say scientists.

Greta Thunberg: Why are young climate activists facing...

In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.

Could serenading mosquitoes help stop the spread of malaria?

That annoying buzz we all recognise from summer evenings is actually a love song for a mosquito.

Seal sculpture made from Essex beach plastic rubbish

The plastic waste collected from one beach is "the tip of the iceberg", the artist says.

Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime...

The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.

Nasa astronauts train in underwater space station

Nasa astronauts have been sampling the spacecraft experience at the Johnson Space Centre in Texas.

Vast 'pumice raft' found drifting through Pacific Ocean

The mass of pumice, the size of Manhattan, is believed to come from an underwater volcano near Tonga.

Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid

President Bolsonaro demands an apology from his French counterpart for calling him a liar.