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Rutland osprey project grows online audience in lockdown

Sat, 2020-05-30 21:08
The Rutland Osprey Project has seen a higher level of engagement with its work following lockdown.
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Coronavirus: Belgian zoo comes back to life from lockdown

Sat, 2020-05-30 09:07
After two months without visitors, Pairi Daiza is welcoming the public back, but in smaller numbers.
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SpaceX launch: Nasa astronauts set for second try

Sat, 2020-05-30 08:14
SpaceX will need to beat the weather to get Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken into orbit.
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Climate change: 'Stunning' seafloor ridges record Antarctic retreat

Fri, 2020-05-29 21:58
Scientists are learning just how fast the ice margin of Antarctica can retreat in a warming world.
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The little lights now packing a deadly punch

Fri, 2020-05-29 09:14
LEDs already light our houses but developments are making them even more powerful.
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World's deepest octopus captured on camera

Fri, 2020-05-29 09:09
A "Dumbo" octopus is photographed at a depth of 7,000m in the Indian Ocean's Java Trench.
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COP 26: New date agreed for UN climate summit in Glasgow

Fri, 2020-05-29 05:19
The COP26 UN summit, which was postponed due to coronavirus, will now take place between 1 and 12 November 2021.
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Biggest UK solar plant approved

Fri, 2020-05-29 02:33
Climate change: Go-ahead for controversial solar farm - the UK's biggest
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Isle of Wight pterosaur species fossil hailed as UK first

Fri, 2020-05-29 01:09
The University of Portsmouth identified it as a tapejarid, a flying pterosaur from the Cretaceous period.
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How we got to this point

Thu, 2020-05-28 03:07
Why is SpaceX launching astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa?
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Evolution of the spacesuit

Wed, 2020-05-27 22:12
How SpaceX's stylish spacesuit differs from other attire flown by astronauts.
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Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard

Wed, 2020-05-27 19:10
Authorities north of Verona in Italy found the well-preserved tile floor after decades of searching.
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Record drop in energy investment, warns IEA think-tank

Wed, 2020-05-27 14:00
The pandemic has caused a record fall in energy investment and will likely lead to more pollution.
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SpaceX launch: What is SpaceX and why is it working with Nasa?

Wed, 2020-05-27 09:46
Ahead of the launch of the Crew Dragon mission, the BBC explains what SpaceX does exactly
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Nasa SpaceX launch set to usher in new era for human spaceflight

Wed, 2020-05-27 08:16
Two US astronauts are about to go to orbit in a commercially developed rocket and capsule system.
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Epic 7,500-mile cuckoo migration wows scientists

Wed, 2020-05-27 07:45
Scientists have tracked a cuckoo's migratory flight from Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia.
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Australia's megafauna roamed the tropics with first humans but then disappeared

Wed, 2020-05-27 01:02
New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts.
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Dinosaur asteroid's trajectory was 'perfect storm'

Wed, 2020-05-27 01:01
The angle at which a life-destroying space rock hit Earth 66 million years ago was lethal.
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'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat

Tue, 2020-05-26 21:33
'Weird and wonderful' animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding toward extinction, say scientists.
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European contract signed for Moon mission hardware

Tue, 2020-05-26 19:17
When astronauts go back to the Moon in 2024, they'll be using European hardware to get there.
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