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'Ice-cream toothache': Cold food and drinks pain explained

Sat, 2021-03-27 10:49
Scientists say they have worked out how teeth become sensitive and hurt with cold food and drinks.
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More chances to see the Northern Lights

Sat, 2021-03-27 03:26
Activity on the sun, crucial for generating the charged particles we see in the sky as the aurora, is now on the increase . Our BBC Weather Watchers have grabbed some great shots of the recently and there could be more opportunities in the coming years as solar activity increases. Simon King finds out more.
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Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change

Fri, 2021-03-26 10:12
As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his parent's country.
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Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given?

Fri, 2021-03-26 04:08
Operations are continuing to move a 400 metre long vessel stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday.
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Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching

Thu, 2021-03-25 23:50
The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to extinction.
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Facial recognition beats the Covid-mask challenge

Thu, 2021-03-25 23:01
As people all over the world mask up, how has the facial-recognition industry coped?
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New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed

Thu, 2021-03-25 17:00
The banknote will enter circulation on 23 June - Alan Turing's birthday - and will be made of polymer.
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Why cutting down trees can be good for the climate

Thu, 2021-03-25 10:11
Tree felling is helping to restore an ancient ecosystem which can store even more carbon than trees do.
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Lord Howe Island: Saving an Australian paradise's 'cloud forest'

Thu, 2021-03-25 02:56
A rare environment on Australia's Lord Howe Island has faced a complex battle for survival.
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Planet and plastic: End of the love story?

Wed, 2021-03-24 22:47
The Earth's relationship with plastic started over 100 years ago. But is it time we broke up?
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Uluru waterfalls: Rain brings 'unique' sight to Australian landmark

Wed, 2021-03-24 16:37
A "unique and extraordinary" sight has come to the sacred rock, after days of heavy rain.
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UK seeks to drill more oil and gas from North Sea

Wed, 2021-03-24 11:16
More oil and gas wells are to be drilled in the North Sea, the UK government announces.
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LHC machine finds tantalising hints of new physics

Tue, 2021-03-23 18:01
A team working at the Large Hadron Collider finds signs of new physical laws.
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Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid

Tue, 2021-03-23 12:59
It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.
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Erin Brockovich: California water battle 'woke me up' 

Tue, 2021-03-23 02:32
She has continued to call for safe water in the decades since the major case in the town of Hinkley.
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UK 'heading towards digital skills shortage disaster'

Mon, 2021-03-22 15:11
Demand for AI, robotics and cloud skills is up amid news young people are shunning IT skill courses.
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Green plan to upgrade homes was 'botched', say MPs

Mon, 2021-03-22 10:10
A scheme offering people up to £10,000 for insulation has only reached 10% of its target, MPs say.
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Sport urged to drop high carbon sponsorship deals

Mon, 2021-03-22 10:01
Sports teams and competitions are urged to drop sponsorship deals from companies that promote "high carbon lifestyles, products and services".
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'Sonic boom' in Dorset blamed on 'fireball meteor'

Sun, 2021-03-21 22:13
People in parts of south-west England report seeing a "streak of light" hurtling across the sky.
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Iceland volcano: Lava-spewing Fagradalsfjall 'subsiding'

Sun, 2021-03-21 06:37
The eruption was the first in the area for about 800 years and followed thousands of earthquakes.
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