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Christmas star: Planets set to align in the night sky

Fri, 2020-12-18 22:41
Jupiter and Saturn - the Solar System's largest planets - are set to cross paths in the night sky.
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Electric cars will leave hole in tax revenues, says Treasury

Fri, 2020-12-18 11:16
The Treasury says taxes must rise or services cut to compensate for the loss of fuel tax income.
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Wildfire smoke may spread infectious disease

Fri, 2020-12-18 10:27
Smoke from wildfires could be a surprising new route for the spread of microbes, experts believe.
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Giant iceberg A68a has 'fender bender' moment

Fri, 2020-12-18 07:35
The huge iceberg bumps into shallow seafloor off South Georgia island and knocks off a corner.
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Air pollution death ruling: What comes next?

Fri, 2020-12-18 02:26
A girl who died in 2013 has had air pollution listed as a cause of death; what are the implications?
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Ivory: Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo

Fri, 2020-12-18 02:00
A forensic examination of the cargo reveals the devastation of populations caused by the trade.
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Josef Aschbacher to be new European Space Agency boss

Fri, 2020-12-18 01:56
One task for the Austrian will be managing the interests of EU and non-EU states, such as the UK.
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'World's ugliest orchid' tops list of new discoveries

Thu, 2020-12-17 19:46
Scientists find 156 new plants and fungi, including six new species of toadstool in British woodlands.
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China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'

Thu, 2020-12-17 12:26
China's increase in biodegradables is outpacing its ability to degrade plastic, warns Greenpeace.
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Dancing starling spectacle solves power cut mystery in Airth

Thu, 2020-12-17 10:27
Engineers investigating the unexplained outages found they were caused by murmurations of starlings.
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Chang'e-5 Moon mission has landed, China says

Thu, 2020-12-17 04:15
Chinese media report that the capsule carrying samples of lunar rock and dust has landed in Inner Mongolia.
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Capella delivers super sharp satellite radar pictures

Thu, 2020-12-17 00:25
US start-up Capella is in the vanguard of companies changing the way satellites see the Earth.
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Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: Air pollution a factor in girl's death, inquest finds

Wed, 2020-12-16 23:51
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was "living on a knife edge" before her fatal asthma attack, the inquest heard.
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East Africa fears second wave - of locust swarms

Wed, 2020-12-16 22:32
Good breeding conditions mean millions of people are now threatened in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
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Supreme Court lifts ban on Heathrow third runway

Wed, 2020-12-16 19:55
In a blow to campaigners, judges say ministers' decision to approve the runway was legitimate.
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Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule

Tue, 2020-12-15 19:48
Scientists in Japan open the Hayabusa-2 space capsule that landed just over a week ago.
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A68a iceberg: Science mission to investigate frozen giant

Tue, 2020-12-15 16:01
Scientists will send robotic vehicles under the colossal berg drifting in the South Atlantic.
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New Covid strain: How worried should we be?

Tue, 2020-12-15 14:47
Scientists will keep a close eye on this variant to see if it is a better spreader than others.
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A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Tue, 2020-12-15 10:17
Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.
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Stargazers watch the total eclipse in Argentina's Neuquen province

Tue, 2020-12-15 07:17
Tourists and scientists gathered at an observation site in Argentina to witness the total eclipse.
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