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The whales who love to sing in the dark

Wed, 2018-04-04 10:36
A new study reveals the surprising complexity of bowhead whale song.
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Conservationists use astronomy software to save species

Wed, 2018-04-04 03:17
Researchers use astronomical techniques used to study distant stars to survey endangered species.
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Antarctica 'gives ground to the ocean'

Tue, 2018-04-03 20:08
The White Continent is surrendering ocean floor as the undersides of its glaciers are melted.
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'Send in the drones' to protect soil

Tue, 2018-04-03 09:37
Drones should be used to locate and penalise farmers who let soil run off their fields, a report will say.
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Dinosaur tracks on Skye 'globally important'

Tue, 2018-04-03 09:19
Researchers find that the footprints belonged to sauropods and therapods from the Middle Jurassic period.
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Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South Pacific

Mon, 2018-04-02 12:22
China's defunct Tiangong-1 space lab mostly burnt up on re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Mission to demonstrate space junk tech

Mon, 2018-04-02 10:12
A European, UK-led project aims to showcase how space debris could be removed from orbit.
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Dumping pesticides, using ducks instead

Mon, 2018-04-02 09:06
Bernard Poujol believes ducks are the future for rice farms, but he hasn't quite perfected his technique.
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RAF looks to space for the future

Sun, 2018-04-01 10:46
The Royal Air Force pushing boundaries, 100 years since it began. Three women serving with the RAF explain.
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Rhino census in India's Kaziranga park counts 12 more

Sun, 2018-04-01 04:22
A census suggests that one-horn rhino numbers have increased by 12 to 2,413 in the national park.
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Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot

Sat, 2018-03-31 20:24
The company says a Model X vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the US was in Autopilot mode.
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Vanishing lake

Sat, 2018-03-31 11:18
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
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Shipping faces demands to cut CO2

Sat, 2018-03-31 10:01
The industry could contribute almost a fifth of the global total of CO2 by 2050 but some nations resist targets.
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Prof Stephen Hawking Cambridge funeral to take place

Sat, 2018-03-31 09:11
The private service for the visionary scientist will be held at the university church in Cambridge.
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Higgs factory a 'must for big physics'

Fri, 2018-03-30 18:38
The head of America's leading particle physics lab says a "factory" to make the Higgs boson will speed up discoveries.
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China's space lab set for fiery re-entry

Fri, 2018-03-30 09:36
Experts say the defunct orbiting Tiangong-1 module should fall out of the sky this weekend.
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Scientists explain the sound of knuckle cracking

Thu, 2018-03-29 23:09
What's behind the snapping sound when we crack our knuckles? Scientists have the answer.
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Up close: The moment a cheetah joined a safari

Thu, 2018-03-29 21:50
Britton Hayes was on safari with his step uncle in Tanzania when a cheetah entered the vehicle.
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Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter

Thu, 2018-03-29 03:00
Scientists have imaged a "transparent" galaxy that may have no dark matter.
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Tech trials to find Antarctica's 'missing' iron meteorites

Wed, 2018-03-28 19:48
A Manchester-led team tests the detector system it will use in Antarctica to find hidden iron meteorites.
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