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Delayed Russian Nauka module joins space station

Fri, 2021-07-30 00:56
It was scheduled to launch in 2007, but the 13m-long, 20-tonne laboratory is finally in position.
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UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

Thu, 2021-07-29 10:15
Last year was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eight sunniest on record in the UK, scientists warn.
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'Most powerful' tidal turbine starts generating electricity off Orkney

Wed, 2021-07-28 16:44
The Orbital O2, which is anchored off Orkney, has the capacity to meet the annual power demand of 2,000 homes.
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Electric car charging prices 'must be fair' say MPs

Wed, 2021-07-28 10:23
Consumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say.
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Is there a future for Africa's lions?

Tue, 2021-07-27 09:00
As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend?
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Bezos' $2bn offer to get back in race to the Moon

Tue, 2021-07-27 06:31
The billionaire offers to pay $2bn in Nasa costs to be reconsidered for a key Moon lander contract.
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COP26 climate summit president says progress made, but not enough

Tue, 2021-07-27 04:29
The first in-person climate meeting in 18 months sees tentative progress, but not enough.
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Extreme weather: What causes flash flooding?

Tue, 2021-07-27 02:24
Cities across the world are at risk of extreme rainfall overwhelming their streets
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Canterbury Cathedral stained glass is among world's oldest

Mon, 2021-07-26 23:06
New research indicates that stained glass windows from Canterbury Cathedral may be among the oldest in the world.
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Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report

Mon, 2021-07-26 09:31
A two-week virtual negotiation begins on the most critical climate change report since 2013.
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The new surgical tool inspired by a wasp

Mon, 2021-07-26 09:06
The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
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Climate change: Israel to cut 85% of emissions by mid-century

Mon, 2021-07-26 05:17
PM Naftali Bennett says the decision will help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy.
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Large meteor wows Norway after blazing through night sky

Mon, 2021-07-26 00:42
The meteor is believed to have landed in a forest after flashes of light were seen across Norway.
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Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson not yet astronauts, US says

Sat, 2021-07-24 07:04
The US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
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Road planners able to ignore climate change, campaigners claim

Fri, 2021-07-23 09:47
Government guidelines mean road planners can effectively ignore climate change, campaigners say.
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AI breakthrough could transform battle against disease

Fri, 2021-07-23 01:24
A program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.
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Bitcoin climbs as Elon Musk says Tesla 'likely' to accept it again

Thu, 2021-07-22 12:38
The firm had said in May it would no longer accept the cryptocurrency over environmental concerns.
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Russia sends long-delayed module to space station

Thu, 2021-07-22 01:55
The 13m-long, 20-tonne Nauka laboratory is finally going into orbit after a delay of 14 years.
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'Squiggly wiggly' fossils rise from a Jurassic sea

Wed, 2021-07-21 15:12
Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK.
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Climate change: US pushes China to make faster carbon cuts

Wed, 2021-07-21 01:28
US climate envoy John Kerry says help from China is needed to avoid a dangerous rise in heat.
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