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Technological advances combined with tough emissions targets are bringing the end of petrol and diesel traffic…

‘No way’: Murkowski rules out switching parties

Lisa Murkowski has made no secret of her distaste for former President Donald Trump’s takeover of…

Quarter of known bee species have not been recorded since 1990

Global study finds that species numbers reported in the wild fell sharply between 1990 and 2015…

Democrats race toward Trump’s second impeachment trial

House Democrats will deliver an impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on…

Farmers back plan to reintroduce white-tailed eagle to Norfolk

A consultation has been launched to reintroduce Britain’s biggest bird of prey to Norfolk in an…

Israel’s ibex make the most of lockdown – in pictures

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Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption

Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping point” of rapid mass adoption thanks to the plummeting…

One-third of US rivers have changed color in recent decades, research finds

Significance of changes are unclear and could reflect various ways in which humans are impacting the…

George Eustice says water firms must cut sewage releases into rivers and sea

Environment secretary says water companies too reliant on overflows discharging pollution after storms The environment secretary,…