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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. Now, the results of a congressional investigation, shared exclusively with The New York Times, have made it

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NASA Work to build the International Space Station began in 1998 In June two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS). But after fears that their Boeing Starliner

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Chris Packham has reached a settlement with the government over two legal challenges against its decision to remove or delay some environmental policies. The TV presenter took legal action against the previous Conservative government in late

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Getty Images UN biodiversity summits happen every two years – this year in Cali, Colombia Scientists say there has been an alarming lack of progress in saving nature as the UN biodiversity summit, COP 16, draws