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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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A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia

Wed, 2020-11-04 10:10
If the world's biggest iceberg grounds at South Georgia island, it could devastate local wildlife.
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The Somali man who has a scorpion named after him

Wed, 2020-11-04 10:04
Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers.
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Oxford: The soggy view from UK's oldest rain record

Tue, 2020-11-03 01:37
Like the country as a whole, Oxford's Radcliffe weather station recorded an extremely wet October.
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Durham University Prof Carlos Frenk's prize a 'huge honour'

Mon, 2020-11-02 23:31
Prof Carlos Frenk is one of the originators of a theory on dark matter and galaxies.
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Could Scotland ever be 'the Saudi Arabia of renewables'?

Mon, 2020-11-02 10:23
Not for the first time, politicians highlight Scotland's potential to generate renewable energy.
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Rare 'blue moon' to enchant Halloween stargazers

Sat, 2020-10-31 16:10
A full moon at Halloween is a rare event but this year it is a blue moon which is even more unusual.
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Great Fox-Spider rediscovered on MoD land in Surrey

Sat, 2020-10-31 10:55
The Great Fox-Spider had not been seen since the early 1990s and was feared extinct in the UK.
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Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?

Sat, 2020-10-31 10:28
The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?
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UK fusion experiment used in hunt for clean energy

Fri, 2020-10-30 08:55
A pioneering nuclear fusion experiment based in Oxfordshire has been switched on for the first time.
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Osiris-Rex: Nasa asteroid probe ready to return to Earth after leak

Fri, 2020-10-30 08:40
The Osiris-Rex probe is now safely carrying rock from an asteroid several million kilometres from Earth.
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Dogs are humans' oldest companions, DNA shows

Fri, 2020-10-30 05:58
A study of dog DNA patterns shows that our "best friend" among animals is also our oldest one.
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Cheaper to prevent pandemics than 'cure' them

Fri, 2020-10-30 00:01
Preventing pandemics could be more than 100 times cheaper than tackling their deadly effects.
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'Moderate to strong' La Niña weather event develops in the Pacific

Thu, 2020-10-29 21:01
The phenomenon results in the large scale cooling of ocean surface temperature.
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