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These poignant cartoons sum up exactly how we feel about COP26

It's frustration, frustration, frustration

Why did birds survive the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs?

Big-brained birds were better at adapting to their rapidly shifting environment -- and that may have ultimately saved them.

Fish like to rub on sharks, strangely enough, and use them as exfoliating soaps

Is this the ultimate thrill-seeking, or just a very dangerous spa treatment?

Some worker ants can rewire their brains to become queens -- and researchers are figuring out how

A single molecule controls a switch from worker to queen.

More countries agree to quit coal at COP26 – but not China and the US

Dumping coal is a top priority for the environment. So why are we still pumping it?

Sun-powered generator makes liquid fuel out of thin air

Although the process is not efficient, it's a proof of concept for carbon neutral liquid fuel.

Begone, methane: Over 100 countries pledge to cut methane emissions

If countries deliver, it could make a big difference to the climate crisis.

Dogs that tilt their heads aren't just adorable: they're super smart

Dogs tilt their heads when they're focusing on associating the meaning of a word with a task.

Whales eat much more than we assumed, and it has huge ecological implications

More to the point, the decline in whale populations is affecting the health of ocean ecosystems.

Could we use plastic to end the ocean's plastic problem? A new paper says: "Yes!"

I really like this idea.

World leaders vow to stop deforestation by 2030. Can it be done?

It won't be easy, but there are reasons to be helpful.

Consumer habits in rich countries are killing 2 million people a year

Your daily actions can have important consequences on the other side of the world.

Cities are getting quieter: birdsong declining across the Western world

We're losing one of our last remaining links to nature.

Baby seals can modulate the pitch of their voice, much like humans do

A talking seal inspired scientists to look to the marine mammals for clues that might untangle the origin of speech.

Incentives rather than penalties work best to enact climate change policies

The carrot may be better than the stick when rallying support for policies that tackle climate change.

Biden's COP26 speech shows real climate ambition. Can he deliver?

He even apologized for the US leaving the Paris Agreement.

Honeybees also use social distancing to protect themselves from pathogens

It's an approach employed by several different species.

G20 leaders promise big climate efforts but make few tangible commitments

The world's richest promised "meaningful and effective actions" to curb climate change -- but we've heard promises before.

COP26 is about to start. Can it really make a difference?

With the ongoing pandemic, climate change has been left in the background.

Illegal wildlife trade is much more damaging than we think

We need to start being better stewards of the planet -- or pay the price.

Finnish researchers aim to bring lab-grown coffee to the markets in around four years' time

It could help protect the environment while giving us the same experience as a regular cup of coffee.

Great White sharks may mistake humans for seals, explaining attacks

From below the water's surface, swimming humans may look like food -- especially to great white juvenilles.

How a unique facial muscle makes those 'puppy dog eyes' irresistible to humans

Over the course of generations, humans have selected dogs that were better at communicating their feelings.

The global response to the pandemic has been "a collective failure", according to independent health watchdog

We're yet to learn our lessons from the pandemic, and we haven't really started working together.

Critically endangered primate sings with rhythm, much like humans

These lemurs' songs have the same rhythm as the intro to We Will Rock You.

India has administered 1 billion vaccine doses to its citizens, moving closer to 100% goal

While the country may not reach full vaccination by the end of the year, it's definitely making progress.

Fossil fuel giant Total knew about climate change since 1971

Just like ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell -- Total also knew. They just chose to ignore it.

Elephants are evolving to lose their tusks due to poaching pressure

Females are passing on a mutated gene.

Not this time: climate change, not humans, wiped out wooly mammoths

The environment changed faster than the mammoths could adapt at the end of the last Ice Age.

Minerals from tap water may be protecting us against microplastics

Tap water may be doing us a big service.

US government: Climate change is a risk to national security

Climate change is not just about the environment -- it's about the economy and security.

Just like hurricanes: city of Seville to start naming and ranking heatwaves

An idea that could make a difference.

All hopes to save the northern white rhinos now rest on a single female

One of the two remaining females has been retired from the assisted breeding programme.

Amazing 100-million-year-old crab found perfectly preserved in amber

The pristine fossil fills huge gaps in the fossil record, explaining how early crabs left the ocean for land.

Over 99.9% of the published science agrees: climate change is caused by humans

Remember that study that said 97%? Well, it's now 99.9%.

Scientists make eco-knives from hardened wood that slice through steak

The wooden cutlery could prove a sustainable alternative to steel and ceramic knives.

Horse domestication traced to 4,200 years ago in the Western Eurasian steppe

These early tamed horses became so successful they replaced all other populations throughout Eurasia in just a few hundred years.

Airborne microplastics have a growing influence on the climate, but we need more data

It's big enough to know something is happening. But we're still unsure exactly what.

Future generations will experience more from extreme weather events

In a study, scientists show a significant increase in experiencing climate disasters among younger generations.

Climate researchers from the global south struggle to make their voices heard

Voices from the global south are largely underrepresented

Koala vaccination campaign kicks off as species battles chlamydia epidemic

It could help in their longer-term survival

The UK says it wants to have a net-zero economy by 2050

Easier said than done

This device just cleaned up 9,000 kilograms of trash out of the ocean

An unusual trial is showing how we can cleanup the plastic from our oceans.

Eight months later: researchers quantify the long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

Understanding how our immune responses vary over time is paramount to ending this pandemic.

Scientists detect leprosy in wild chimps for the first time

The origin is yet unknown.

One in five bird species in Europe is threatened by extinction

Habitat loss and intensive farming are some of the main drivers

World’s electronic waste for 2021 could outweigh China’s Great Wall

If you were to gather all the electronic waste we generate in a single year, you could form a tall mountain visible from space.

Solar panels on half the world’s roofs could meet its entire electricity demand

Covering roofs with solar panels could significantly contribute to decarbonising global energy systems.

Who's there? Gorillas are able to distinguish between human voices

They can tell who was good or bad to them in the past.

Climate change has already affected most of humanity. Here's the proof

And it could get worse.

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