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Image copyright SPL Image caption Artwork: Measles is one member of an extended family of viruses We’ve seen recent spikes in measles infections. Some European countries, including the UK, lost their measles-free status and many developing countries, especially parts of Africa, Asia and Oceania are seeing frequent outbreaks. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMark Carney: “I would say we’re in a climate crisis… action needs to be taken” The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift their priorities soon, the outgoing head of the Bank of England has told the BBC. Mark Carney said the financial sector had begun …

Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough have met for the first time (via Skype as they did not want to add to their carbon footprints) to discuss the climate crisis and share their thoughts on how to make an environmental impact. Greta, who spoke to Sir David from Stockholm, is guest editing the BBC’s Today …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGreta Thunberg’s father says she is happier since becoming an activist Greta Thunberg’s father has said he thought it was “a bad idea” for his daughter to take to the “front line” of the battle against climate change. Millions of people have been inspired to join the …

From climate change protester Greta Thunberg to Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, young people have been making headlines this year. And politicians are being forced to pay attention. So how do young people make themselves heard where adults have failed? These three teenagers are passionate about issues they see around them. They are learning …

From the search for new dinosaur skeletons in the “Badlands” of Wyoming, to the push to return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, here’s a festive selection of the best science and environment long reads published by the BBC this year. Mission Jurassic: Searching for dinosaur bones By Jonathan Amos Image …

Scientists in the Seychelles have started the world’s first large-scale coral reef restoration project to help stop the impact of rising sea temperatures. More than half of the world’s coral has succumbed to the effects of climate change so a team based in the Indian Ocean has been growing coral on land and planting them …

Image copyright WWT A decade-long project to save one of the world’s most endangered birds has finally found success, with the birth of two chicks. But with an estimated one million species at risk across the world, and nothing like the money and resources to save them all, how do conservationists choose the few they …

Image copyright Marco Langbroek/SatTrackCam Leiden Image caption Astronomers are concerned that the bright satellites could hinder their research Astronomers are warning that their view of the Universe could be under threat. From next week, a campaign to launch thousands of new satellites will begin in earnest, offering high-speed internet access from space. But the first …

Image copyright NT Images & Derek Hatton Image caption Warm and wet weather in 2019 saw the biggest influx of painted lady butterflies in a decade in the UK It’s been a good year for migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies in the UK, according to a review of 2019 by the National Trust. The charity …