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Virgin Hyperloop pod transport tests first passenger journey

Mon, 2020-11-09 12:04
The "sci-fi" travel concept involves travelling in pods inside vacuum tubes at very high speeds.
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Boris Johnson to chair nuclear summit

Mon, 2020-11-09 10:33
The government is committed to building nuclear power stations to decarbonise the UK's electricity.
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How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things

Mon, 2020-11-09 10:17
Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.
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Saving India's tigers from extinction

Mon, 2020-11-09 10:09
How the Indian government launched ‘Project Tiger’ to save the animals from extinction
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Alan Turing: Stolen items to be returned to UK from US after decades

Mon, 2020-11-09 10:03
A collection of items belonging to the Bletchley Park code-breaker were stolen from Dorset in 1984.
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Climate change: Why the UK's carbon-free future will need rules

Sun, 2020-11-08 10:17
Tackling climate change will need action right across society and the economy - with a host of new incentives.
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Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish

Sun, 2020-11-08 10:06
The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.
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Mossmorran: Carbon emissions from flaring revealed

Sat, 2020-11-07 10:43
CO2 equivalent to 9,140 people flying return to New York may have been emitted from Mossmorran during October flaring.
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Student ‘blown away’ after capturing Mars in back garden

Sat, 2020-11-07 10:02
Joel Miller filmed the red planet using a telescope and a DSLR camera in his back garden.
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UK energy plant to use liquid air

Sat, 2020-11-07 03:39
The 50MW facility near Manchester hopes to store enough power for roughly 50,000 homes.
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Coronavirus and mink: What are the implications?

Sat, 2020-11-07 00:05
A mutation in coronavirus triggers alarm but scientists urge caution as more information is needed.
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Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says

Fri, 2020-11-06 18:55
A global analysis suggests that on average the world's tallest teenagers live in the Netherlands.
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Bentley reveals plan to go fully electric by 2030

Fri, 2020-11-06 14:20
The luxury carmaker will scrap petrol engines within a decade and become carbon neutral.
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The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships

Fri, 2020-11-06 10:07
Engineers think ammonia, if made sustainably, could be a greener fuel for shipping, but challenges remain.
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Coronavirus: Denmark imposes lockdowns amid mink covid fears

Fri, 2020-11-06 06:38
Cases of a mutated strain of Covid-19 have been detected that may undermine future vaccines.
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Gentoo penguins are four species, not one

Thu, 2020-11-05 10:31
Counting the birds as four species will help conservation efforts, and threats from climate change.
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Extend scheme for cosy homes, green groups say

Thu, 2020-11-05 10:28
A coalition of environmentalists want a scheme offering home insulation grants extended to 2030.
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Denmark to cull up to 17 million mink amid coronavirus fears

Thu, 2020-11-05 08:28
Cases of a mutated strain of Covid-19 have been detected that may undermine future vaccines.
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Enigmatic fast radio burst pinned on magnetised dead star

Thu, 2020-11-05 02:04
For the first time, astronomers have managed to trace a so-called fast radio burst to a specific source.
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Climate change: US formally withdraws from Paris agreement

Wed, 2020-11-04 18:39
After a three year wait, the US becomes the first nation to leave the Paris climate pact.
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