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What are France's most spectacular train journeys?

France is best seen from the window of a train.

Climate

These are the UK towns that could be swallowed by the sea

Areas of London and England’s east coast are likely to be underwater by 2100.

Scenes

Meet the women saving sharks off the coast of Mexico

In partnership with Media City

"The town we're working with is called Agua Amarga. It is a small fishing town with a population of 500 people. We are training them so that they can have an extra income and they can eventually phase out shark fishing."

Destinations

The cleanest place to swim in Europe may surprise you

Here are the best - and cleanest - wild swimming spots to check out in Europe this summer.

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Earth News

Beached ‘whale’ shocks locals in UK coastal town

Everyone is talking about a beached whale on the west coast of the UK, but is there more to it than meets the eye?

Ecotech

This underwater plant absorbs carbon 30 times faster than a rainforest

One environmental charity wants to repopulate the UK’s coasts with this carbon-capturing plant.

Destinations

This coastline has just become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve

A coastal area of south-west England has been selected as a World Surfing Reserve by global non-profit organisation, Save the Waves Coalition.

Ecotech

The world’s largest floating wind farm is being built off the UK coast

'Gwynt Glas' will be 20 times bigger than the current largest floating wind farm and generate 1GW of energy.

Nature

A quarter of the soil on these Norwegian islands is plastic waste

A team of volunteers and researchers have unearthed 5.5 million litres of marine waste from the Trøndelag archipelago since 2017.

Climate

See how rising sea levels could sink these famous European landmarks

Roughly 10 per cent of the world’s population live on land which could be submerged under the current emissions pathway.

Nature

Seagrass has more sex when otters are in the water

Scientists have revealed the unlikely sexual chemistry between eelgrass and sea otter populations off the Canadian coast.

Nature

Shark culling in Australia isn’t making it any safer to swim

Experts argue that Australia’s shark control methods are contributing to the largest marine cull in history.

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Airline pilot navigates Dubai's competitive sailing scene

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"The principle of sail power is the same principle of an aeroplane wing: The moment I learnt that I could apply my flying knowledge to sailing, it helped me a lot," he said.

Earth News

This wild seal joined in a paddleboarding session

Paddleboarders in Lincolnshire, UK weren't expecting this little guy to join in with their class!

Nature

SeaSpotter smartphone app to track Grey seals around Britain’s coast

The new app hopes to build a country-wide picture of the marine mammals so conservationists can understand more about their life.

Moments

The best nature experiences along Europe’s iconic waterways

From the Danube to the Douro, here are the most interesting sights along Europe's river network.

Spain

Watch: Czech Paula Notova crowned champion of Kiteboarding World Cup

"I just won my first competition ever, like my first World Cup and I still can`t believe it - like I have no words - like I am competing amongst the best of the World and I just won!!"

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Shore clean-up in Netherlands after container spill

People in the Netherlands searched the coast for goods from 30 containers that washed up in the area after a large cargo vessel lost around 270 of its containers at sea