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Helen Briggs

@hbriggs

Journalist & broadcaster @BBCNews|Biodiversity, nature, science, health on ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ“ปโœ๏ธ|Escaped scientist|Alum @uniofnewcastle; @risj_oxford; @McrwritingSchl

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Shocked to read this - my heart goes out to the family. Cancer comes in shapes and sizes, some more brutal than others, but never โ€œgoodโ€ bbc.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ

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โ€œ Itโ€™s a warning from nature as to how far down the track weโ€™ve gone towards taking the resilience out of natural systems.โ€ โฆinteresting take on butterfly crash โฆTony Juniperโฉ speaking to โฆPatrick Greenfieldโฉ theguardian.com/environment/20โ€ฆ

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Fantastic to be at the Natural History Museum on Monday night for an event to mark the UN Biodiversity summit next month. Massive things at stake, not least protecting 30% of the planet

Fantastic to be at the Natural History Museum on Monday night for an event to mark the UN Biodiversity summit next month. Massive things at stake, not least protecting 30% of the planet
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Microplastics are everywhere - now found in dolphin breath. Scientists hope their findings will inspire people to reduce plastic consumption. New paper ๐Ÿ‘‡

Microplastics are everywhere - now found in dolphin breath. Scientists hope their findings will inspire people to reduce plastic consumption.             New paper ๐Ÿ‘‡
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I hear from many people who say they have presented concerning smart watch data to doctors and it's been ignored - or the doctors insist on re-gathering it using their own equipment

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NEW: by the government's own admission, just 7.1% of England's land currently counts towards 30x30 - the govt's international commitment to protect 30% of England for nature by 2030. Wildlife and Countryside Link would say it's even lower - about 3%. 1/ gov.uk/government/pubโ€ฆ

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HUGE thanks to @Kew Gardens for letting us film for our tree extinction story on the TV Six. With Kevin Martin, head of trees,l.

HUGE thanks to @Kew Gardens for letting us film for our tree extinction story on the TV Six. With Kevin Martin, head of trees,l.
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The nature COP ends with some disappointment - scientists ask why itโ€™s taken a backseat to climate bbc.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ

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Never heard of the corncrake? Youโ€™re not alone - but it is the most fascinating of birds bbc.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ

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โ€˜The gap between the scientific warnings and action is enormous - and growing, based on evidence from the last two weeksโ€™

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Great story by โฆVictoria Gill ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›โฉ - and why you should never run away from a polar bear ๐Ÿปโ€โ„๏ธ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โ€ฆ

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"The joy of fossil hunting is finding something nothing else has seen for millions of years.โ€ Dr Susanh bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โ€ฆ

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Dr Susannah Lydon: "The joy of fossil hunting is finding something nothing else has seen for millions of years," bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โ€ฆ