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UK ministers give green light to new North Sea oil and gas operations

Climate campaigners are threatening legal action after the UK Government gave its backing to an expansion of oil and gas operations in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is now expected to undertake a new round of oil and gas ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:40

40-million-year-old crocodile fossil could be snapped up for £15,000 at auction

A rare crocodile fossil estimated to be 40 million years old is set to go under the hammer at an auction in Scotland. The Eocene specimen will be part of a private collection of natural history items to be auctioned at Glasgow auction house ...

01 Aug 2022 at 12:15

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: How old is the fossil of the earliest known animal predator?

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, researchers say. ...

26 Jul 2022 at 00:33

Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough ‘is first animal predator’

25 Jul 2022 at 17:00

Discovery of ‘ghost’ fossils reveals plankton resilience to past global warming

The discovery of fossils – or “ghosts” – of plankton that lived millions of years ago is shedding new light on how they reacted to global warming events in the past. An international team of scientists have discovered a new type of ...

19 May 2022 at 20:00

Eco activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’

The UK’s leading offshore energy body has warned that environmental activists could undermine the country’s energy security and hinder its efforts to reach net zero. Protests, legal action and publicity stunts by organisations ...

24 May 2022 at 11:35

Woman is first to be convicted over Just Stop Oil fuel depot blockades

A 64-year-old woman has become the first person to be convicted for her involvement in the wave of protests at fuel sites staged by activist group Just Stop Oil. Catherine Maclean was charged with aggravated trespass after an ...

17 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Activists glue themselves to Government building in climate protest

The Business Secretary has insisted the Government will not switch off domestic oil and gas production as climate change activists targeted his department in an act of “civil disobedience”. Kwasi Kwarteng hit back at a group ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Government urged to support households and cut fossil fuel use as bills soar

More than 30 campaign groups are urging the Government to provide more support for households, cut gas use and shift to renewables as bills soar. The call comes ahead of the Spring Statement and Government plans to bolster ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Fossil shows starfish relative ‘lost its skeleton’ half a billion years ago

The fossil of a 510-million-year-old relative of modern starfish and sea urchins has revealed new insights into the early evolution of a hard skeleton, scientists have said. Researchers from Spain, the UK and USA – ...

02 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Bishops call on Chancellor to rule out new UK oil and gas developments

More than 50 bishops have urged the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to rule out support for new oil and gas developments as Britain looks to diverge from using Russian energy. Former archbishop of Canterbury Dr ...

21 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Ukraine war shows need to accelerate shift away from fossil fuels – Harvie

The war in Ukraine shows the need to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels, Green minister Patrick Harvie has said. The link between fossil fuels and “political instability” was clearer than ever, he said. ...

04 Mar 2022 at 12:55

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