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Call for coronavirus screening at mink farms
Surveillance of farmed mink for coronavirus should be mandatory, says a top scientist.
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Climate change: Covid pandemic has little impact on rise in CO2
Despite the global lockdowns, overall greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to rise.
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Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection
Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen as a triumph.
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Fur industry faces uncertain future due to Covid
Denmark's mass mink cull after a coronavirus outbreak at farms leaves the industry in the spotlight.
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China seeks to retrieve first Moon rocks since 1970s
The Chang'e-5 probe is hoping to assist in better understanding the Moon's origin and formation.
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The Indonesian meteorite which didn't sell for $1.8m
You saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.
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Sentinel-6: 'Dog kennel' satellite to measure sea-level rise
It may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.
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Donegal: Ministers shocked at peat slide devastation
Ministers visited the scene of a huge peat slide on the Tyrone Donegal border.
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New rules for Arctic shipping 'a missed opportunity'
Environmental groups say new regulations on ships carrying polluting oils in the Arctic don't go far enough.
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Climate pledge on home heating 'vanishes' after 'mix-up'
A government promise to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn from its website.
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OneWeb satellite internet company is officially reborn
Now owned jointly by UK taxpayers and an Indian conglomerate, OneWeb formally emerges from bankruptcy.
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Global map of bees created in conservation first
The data will help protect vital pollinators and could lead to new bee discoveries, say scientists.
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The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticide
On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.
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Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fears
The iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is to be dismantled, officials announce.
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Plastics an 'unfolding disaster' for US marine life
For the first time, advocates have tracked how animals in US waters are harmed by plastic pollution.
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Blue whales have 'rediscovered' South Georgia
The great whales are returning to the island that hosted the industry that nearly destroyed them.
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Climate change: Can sending fewer emails really save the planet?
UK officials are reportedly considering asking us to stop sending "thanks" emails - but why?
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Stirling pupils' penguin project pays off after new colony discovered
The Stirling High School students used satellite imagery and computer software to search for the birds.
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COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COP
Young climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.
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Climate change: Warmer winters linked to increased drowning risk
Rising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.
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