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Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine in Sri Lanka

Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine in Sri Lanka

An Italian father and his son have been fined 60 million Sri Lankan rupees ($200,000; £150,000) for trying to smuggle
Whitehaven coal mine plan quashed by High Court

Whitehaven coal mine plan quashed by High Court

BBC Environmental groups gathered outside the High Court in London ahead of the ruling Plans to build the UK’s first
Billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Cheers as Isaacman steps out of the hatch A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to
Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to new drugs

Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to new drugs

Getty Images Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas survive in the wild in Central and West Africa Self-medicating gorillas may
Billionaire takes off for first private spacewalk

Billionaire takes off for first private spacewalk

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission blasts off Billionaire Jared Isaacman has taken off in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for what
Where will the UK bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years?

Where will the UK bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years?

BBC A repeating tone – blip, blip, blip – is the audible reminder that we are in one of the
Puffins increase on Farne Islands despite bird flu

Puffins increase on Farne Islands despite bird flu

Getty Images Puffins are on the red list of Birds of Conservation Concern A puffin population has been declared “stable”
Boeing Starliner to return to Earth

Boeing Starliner to return to Earth

NASA Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain in space until February 2025 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to begin
Walking or cycling to school more likely in ULEZ, study suggests

Walking or cycling to school more likely in ULEZ, study

Getty Images Schoolchildren living in London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) were nearly four times as likely to switch to walking
Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat