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Will Star Fuel Be The Stellar Solution to the World’s Energy Problems

The world’s biggest science experiment in the French countryside will create a mini-star on Earth that’s hotter than the sun, heralding limitless green energy

by Nick Harding

Abu Dhabi Plastic Bag Ban Just Days Away

The emirate will ban the use of single-use plastic bags on June 1. The move sees the UAE push ahead with climate action

by Nick Ames

Protests Over Plans to Detonate Austrian Glacier for extra Ski Resorts

The pristine Pitzal glacier is under imminent threat but this time it’s not from climate change. Plans to enlarge two ski resorts in Tyrol, Austria involve exploding and removing more than 750,000 cubic metres of snow

by Nick Ames

Skateboarding: The New Face of Palestinian Resistance

Over 55 years into Israel’s military occupation of Palestine, a few dozen kids are turning to skateboarding as a radical new form of resistance

by Samia Qaiyum

Donut Junkie Seal Set Free After Stint in Rehab

The Seal affectionately nicknamed spearmint, who was sent to rehab to cure doughnut cravings, is due to be set free

by Nick Ames

Wiped Out! Boots Bans Plastic Wet Wipes

In a victory for the environment, plastic wet wipes will be given the boot by the UK pharmacy chain

by Nick Ames

Choughs Chuffed to be Back in the Wild

The historic bird will be reintroduced to the wild this summer in the UK city of Cantebury

by Nick Ames

Rescued Bears Back in the Limelight

A pair of rescued Bulgarian bears are out of ‘torpor’ and ready to receive fans at their English woodland home

by Anthea Ayache

Licence to Krill: Is This Whale A Russian Spy?

How a charity is trying to save an escaped beluga whale thought to have been trained as a secret agent by the Russian military

by Nick Harding