Environmental and Space News

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Plastic pollution is a growing issue, with up to 12 million tons of plastic waste ending up in the oceans each year.
Young environmentalist Billy has been organizing beach cleanups in Ports since she was 9 years old.
Beach litter includes single-use plastic items like plastic caps and Lids, crisps and sweet packets, and Lolly sticks.
Volunteers collected 480 kg (nearly half a ton) of rubbish during the beach clean.
Climate experts attribute the increase in global temperatures to greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use.
The amount of fossil fuels used to generate electricity in the UK has reached its lowest level in over 60 years.
A mouse was found to be tidying up a man's shed at night in a recorded video.
Photos of ice flowers on a frozen river in China went viral but are actually AI generated images.
Vulcan rocket carrying the unmanned Perseverance Lander experienced a fuel leak in space and won't be able to land on the moon.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants more people to play chess and has put money into pupils playing chess in schools and building new chess tables in public parks.
Two young chess champions, Boder and Trus, started playing chess at ages 5 and 6, respectively.
Chess helps activate the brain and can aid in subjects in school.
13-year-old Willis is the first player to have beaten the classic video game Tetris.