BBC News - Science & Environment
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UK disaster response needs 'urgent' £100m upgrade
Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced.
Thu May 23, 2024 13:31
Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms
The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.
Wed May 22, 2024 18:58
More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen
Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.
Wed May 22, 2024 18:58
UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement
Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting materials.
Wed May 22, 2024 18:08
US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon
The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.
Wed May 22, 2024 12:08
Climate change made UK's waterlogged winter worse
One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year.
Wed May 22, 2024 10:26
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