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Climate: World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon

Thu, 2021-05-27 09:56
It's increasingly likely that a key temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years.
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Stephen Hawking's papers to be saved for the nation

Thu, 2021-05-27 07:32
Prof Stephen Hawking's scientific papers and personal possessions to be saved for the nation.
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Shell: Netherlands court orders oil giant to cut emissions

Thu, 2021-05-27 00:38
Campaigners say it is the first time a company has been legally bound by the Paris climate accord.
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Mast Upgrade: UK experiment could sweep aside fusion hurdle

Wed, 2021-05-26 09:44
Results from a UK experiment could help clear a hurdle to achieving commercial fusion power.
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Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland after 3,000 years

Wed, 2021-05-26 05:48
Conservationists introduced the species back into a sanctuary north of Sydney in late 2020.
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Global heating: Study shows impact of 'climate racism' in US

Wed, 2021-05-26 01:07
Black people in the US are subject to double the level of heat stress in cities than whites.
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UK finance sector in top 10 for carbon emissions

Tue, 2021-05-25 10:11
If UK banks and investors were a country, they would be among world's leading emitters.
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Algae proteins partially restore man's sight

Tue, 2021-05-25 01:01
The patient was completely blind before the treatment - now he can see and count objects on a table.
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Coronavirus: Training dogs to identify the scent of Covid-19

Mon, 2021-05-24 21:05
Trials are underway with dogs trained to sniff out the coronavirus. If the trails are successful, dogs could aid efforts to prevent super-spreading in busy areas.
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Former miner: Why I’m giving up my coal fire

Mon, 2021-05-24 09:08
Stan Renton and his wife Audrey, have been heating their home with coal for their entire married lives.
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How schools are turning the tide on nature deprivation

Sun, 2021-05-23 09:45
'Miss? What's a duck?' The question that convinced one school to adopt nature-friendly learning.
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Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space

Sun, 2021-05-23 02:54
Sir Richard Branson's spaceplane completes the first of three key test flights above New Mexico.
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'Science should be at the centre of all policy making'

Sat, 2021-05-22 22:28
Coronavirus has shown how good science should be embedded in all big decisions, writes Prof Ruth Morgan.
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China's Zhurong rover takes first drive on Mars

Sat, 2021-05-22 22:21
China is now the second country after the US to operate a rover on the Red Planet.
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Covid-19: Sewage testing ramped up in England

Sat, 2021-05-22 09:42
Programme to test wastewater for the virus that causes Covid now covers two-thirds of England's population.
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Climate change: G7 ministers agree new steps against fossil fuels

Sat, 2021-05-22 00:24
Environment ministers from leading countries agree to take further steps to help limit global heating.
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The Navy sub commanded by artificial intelligence

Fri, 2021-05-21 09:00
Submarines controlled by artificial intelligence are being designed to take on military missions.
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Chinese Mars rover returns first pictures

Wed, 2021-05-19 21:12
Imagery comes back from the six-wheeled robot that landed successfully at the weekend.
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Indonesia: Climate change destroying world's oldest animal painting

Wed, 2021-05-19 15:13
Higher temperatures have accelerated build-up of salts, which causes the art to flake off the walls.
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UK government to pay older farmers to retire

Wed, 2021-05-19 09:09
Older farmers will be paid to retire under a UK government scheme to bring new blood into the trade.
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