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Photos from Australia: Capturing 'flash rips' and 'the edge of the world'

Mon, 2021-03-15 08:13
Dene Bingham photographs dangerous seas and wild places from a remote coast in Western Australia.
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Climate change: 'Forever plant' seagrass faces uncertain future

Sat, 2021-03-13 21:45
A seagrass that's one of the world's most powerful weapons against climate change is under threat from warming waters.
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Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer'

Sat, 2021-03-13 03:59
The 2,000-year-old mechanism has baffled experts since it was discovered on a shipwreck in 1901.
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Etna: Life beneath the volcanic dust of repeated eruptions

Fri, 2021-03-12 16:32
Three weeks of spectacular blasts have amazed onlookers - but caused untold damage for Sicilians.
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Brown stink bug among 'future threats' to gardens

Fri, 2021-03-12 10:10
Gardeners are being urged to be on alert for the stink bug and other pests predicted to arrive in the UK.
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Cumbria coal mine: 'Increased controversy' prompts public inquiry

Fri, 2021-03-12 09:00
Ministers were warned the proposal is damaging the UK's reputation ahead of a major climate summit.
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Climate change: 'Default effect' sees massive green energy switch

Fri, 2021-03-12 02:22
When suppliers make green energy the default choice, consumers stick with it even if it's costly.
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Kathleen Folbigg: Could science free Australian jailed for killing babies?

Fri, 2021-03-12 02:03
Kathleen Folbigg has been called Australia's worst female murderer - now scientists doubt her guilt.
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Hundreds of sewage leaks detected thanks to AI

Thu, 2021-03-11 20:00
Software originally used to diagnose genetic disorders can detect sewage spills, experts say.
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Covid fallout 'undermining nature conservation efforts'

Thu, 2021-03-11 18:03
The pandemic is taking a "severe toll" on conservation efforts, says a study published by the IUCN.
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Japan's triple disaster 10 years on: The day ‘tomorrow didn’t come’

Thu, 2021-03-11 10:28
Ten years on from Japan’s triple disaster, a survivor remembers the day his entire family disappeared.
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Covid: The man with 'super antibodies'

Thu, 2021-03-11 10:01
John Hollis has antibodies that can kill the virus and variants but the discovery was nearly missed.
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UK environmental protections 'being flouted'

Thu, 2021-03-11 07:46
Campaigners say UK government protections on the environment are already being flouted.
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Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?

Wed, 2021-03-10 20:03
A tsunami struck the Japanese plant in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
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China and Russia to build lunar space station

Wed, 2021-03-10 14:00
The two countries will create research facilities on the surface and/or in the moon's orbit.
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'Right to repair' law to come in this summer

Wed, 2021-03-10 10:00
Manufacturers will be obliged to make spare parts for appliances available to consumers.
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SLS: Nasa assembles twin boosters for its 'megarocket'

Wed, 2021-03-10 05:22
The space agency has completed the assembly of two boosters for its "megarocket", the SLS.
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Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough'

Tue, 2021-03-09 22:37
The team believed they had found evidence of particles useful to developing quantum computing.
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Coronavirus: Divers find Philippine reef covered with single-use face masks

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:05
Divers in the Philippines find personal protective equipment (PPE) among rubbish on a coral reef.
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Instagram photos help Facebook AI 'teach itself'

Tue, 2021-03-09 01:42
The photos were used to help a Facebook algorithm learn to recognise images without supervision.
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