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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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Mt Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height

Tue, 2020-12-08 20:11
For the first time, China and Nepal agree an official height for the world's highest peak.
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Earth Photo winners announced

Tue, 2020-12-08 20:09
A project on abandoned spaces reclaimed by nature has won the 2020 Earth Photo competition.
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Thousands more back Dr Timnit Gebru over Google 'sacking'

Tue, 2020-12-08 17:40
Members of the researcher's AI ethics team have published a letter challenging the firm's account.
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Chuck Yeager: First pilot to fly supersonic dies aged 97

Tue, 2020-12-08 15:50
The US pilot broke the sound barrier in 1947, helping to pave the way for America's space programme.
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Hydrogen power: Firms join forces in bid to lower costs

Tue, 2020-12-08 10:22
The possibility of a future powered significantly by clean hydrogen takes a small step closer.
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Astronomy: 'Odd radio circles' in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’

Tue, 2020-12-08 10:04
A new high-powered telescope has discovered inexplicable ghostly circles in the sky.
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Beer and crisps used to help tackle climate change

Mon, 2020-12-07 12:37
Walkers will make fertiliser by mixing potato waste with CO2 captured from beer fermentation.
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Climate change threatens 'most Alps glaciers'

Mon, 2020-12-07 10:37
By 2100, 92% of glaciers including popular ski resorts could be lost, Aberystwyth University says.
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Climate change: Snowy UK winters could become thing of the past

Mon, 2020-12-07 05:35
By the 2040s most of southern England may no longer get sub-zero days, new Met Office data suggests.
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Climate change: Lower Thames Crossing CO2 impact figures revealed

Sun, 2020-12-06 10:30
Campaigners accuse Boris Johnson of mocking his own promises on climate change and emissions.
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Asteroid capsule landing point detected

Sun, 2020-12-06 04:43
A search is under way for a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.
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Bird flu: All captive birds in Britain to be kept indoors amid outbreak

Sun, 2020-12-06 00:57
The virus - said to be "low risk" to humans - has been identified at sites across Great Britain.
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Leg-lengthening: The people having surgery to be a bit taller

Sat, 2020-12-05 10:16
Hundreds of people are having long, often painful surgery to extend their legs. Is it worth the risk?
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World's biggest iceberg captured by RAF cameras

Sat, 2020-12-05 10:08
A reconnaissance flight in the South Atlantic obtains spectacular imagery of the giant iceberg A68a.
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Rocks from an asteroid set for delivery to Earth

Fri, 2020-12-04 23:59
A Japanese spacecraft is set to deliver its precious sample cache to the Australian outback.
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Nasa to pay company $1 to collect moon rocks

Fri, 2020-12-04 12:14
The US space agency has awarded two American and one Japanese firm contracts to pick up lunar soil.
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