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First case of coronavirus detected in wild mink

Tue, 2020-12-15 03:40
Experts are calling for greater surveillance of wildlife for the virus after the discovery in Utah, US.
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AI academic speaks out on Google race row

Mon, 2020-12-14 23:58
The AI academic at the centre of a race row at Google speaks to BBC News.
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Sizewell C: Government in talks to fund £20bn nuclear plant

Mon, 2020-12-14 17:58
Officials will hold discussions with France's EDF about funding the Sizewell C project in Suffolk.
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Climate change: UK to end aid for fossil fuel projects abroad

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:51
As the UK hosts a key climate summit, the government announces an end to funding for overseas oil and gas.
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Space tourism: Virgin space plane set for first crewed flight

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:50
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic embarks on the first crewed flight of its rocket-powered tourist plane.
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Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:07
A further 119 skulls of men, women and children are found near a famous Aztec temple in Mexico City.
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Climate change: 700-year history of wind recorded in island mud

Fri, 2020-12-11 17:57
Lake sediments on remote Marion Island tell the story of the Southern Hemisphere's westerlies.
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Climate change: Covid drives record emissions drop in 2020

Fri, 2020-12-11 11:16
The world has seen the biggest annual fall in CO2 emissions since World War Two, say researchers.
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'Dog kennel' satellite returns first ocean observations

Fri, 2020-12-11 04:27
The new Sentinel satellite to track global sea-level rise is in excellent shape, say space officials.
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COP26: Ellie Goulding and Emma Watson join call for climate talks change

Fri, 2020-12-11 00:43
A letter has been signed by singer Ellie Goulding and Hollywood stars Emma Watson and Emma Thompson.
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Extinction: Conservation success set against 31 lost species

Thu, 2020-12-10 22:59
European bison take a step back from the brink, but there is bad news for other animals and plants.
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Climate change: Have countries kept their promises?

Thu, 2020-12-10 10:38
Five years after the Paris climate deal was agreed, we look at the promises made by key countries.
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Elon Musk's Starship prototype makes a big impact

Thu, 2020-12-10 09:45
The US entrepreneur's latest Starship rocket prototype impresses in flight, but crashes on landing.
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Artemis: Nasa picks astronauts for new Moon missions

Thu, 2020-12-10 07:27
Nasa has announced 18 astronauts who will travel to the Moon under the agency's Artemis programme.
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Human-made objects to outweigh living things

Thu, 2020-12-10 02:16
The mass of human-made objects will for the first time likely exceed that of living things in 2020.
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Climate change: Global 'elite' will need to slash high-carbon lifestyles

Wed, 2020-12-09 20:05
The world's wealthiest will need to limit emissions if the world is to avoid dangerous warming.
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Climate change: Low-carbon revolution 'cheaper than thought'

Wed, 2020-12-09 11:08
The UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought.
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The woman behind China's Chang'e-5 Moon mission

Wed, 2020-12-09 10:01
Zhou Chengyu, 24, has been lauded on social media for her work as the project's youngest commander.
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RAF release video of world's biggest iceberg

Wed, 2020-12-09 03:29
The RAF has now released footage from its low-level reconnaissance flight over the giant A68a.
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Euro-Russian Mars rover mission takes shape

Tue, 2020-12-08 23:35
Another key milestone is reached in the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission to the Red Planet.
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