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Covid recovery could 'tip the balance' for nature

Fri, 2020-05-22 04:02
Scientists call for the conservation of nature to be at the centre of the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nature: Bumblebees' 'clever trick' fools plants into flowering

Fri, 2020-05-22 04:02
Scientists discover a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.
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Robot dog tries to herd sheep

Fri, 2020-05-22 02:49
The Spot robot was designed for search and rescue - but may find work in the farming industry.
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Amazon under threat: fires, loggers and now virus

Fri, 2020-05-22 00:21
How the loss of the Amazon goes beyond deforestation - and what the nine countries that share this natural resource are doing to protect it.
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Coronavirus: 'Fires were tough, but closing Mogo Zoo again was even harder'

Thu, 2020-05-21 09:00
Only weeks after reopening, Australia's fire-ravaged Mogo Zoo had to close again because of Covid-19.
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Astronauts arrive at Kennedy for historic launch

Thu, 2020-05-21 06:09
Nasa's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are a week away from their flight to the space station.
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Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit hopes for rocket flight this weekend

Thu, 2020-05-21 04:04
UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is looking to Saturday to debut one of his new space systems.
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Nasa: Doug Loverro steps down days before crewed launch

Wed, 2020-05-20 19:46
Doug Loverro steps down the week before the US's first crewed launch to orbit in almost a decade.
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Antarctic algal blooms: 'Green snow' mapped from space

Wed, 2020-05-20 19:34
UK scientists create the first wide-area maps of microscopic algae growing in coastal Antarctica.
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Social distancing: When extreme weather and coronavirus collide

Wed, 2020-05-20 12:41
People displaced by extreme weather are forced to break Covid-19 social distancing safety guidelines.
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Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

Wed, 2020-05-20 10:00
A report lists some of the best ways people can tackle their own contribution to climate change.
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Climate change: Scientists fear car surge will see CO2 rebound

Wed, 2020-05-20 01:59
An analysis shows a huge daily CO2 drop, but a return to car travel may see emissions rebound.
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Megaraptor: Fossils of 10m-long dinosaur found in Argentina

Tue, 2020-05-19 22:41
Palaeontologists say the remains date back 70 million years, close to the end of the dinosaurs.
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Elaphrosaur: Rare dinosaur identified in Australia

Tue, 2020-05-19 04:56
The elaphrosaur roamed Australia 110 million years ago and was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Mars: Mud flows on Red Planet behave like 'boiling toothpaste'

Tue, 2020-05-19 02:03
Scientists make a surprising discovery about the Red Planet by playing with mud in the laboratory.
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Electric bikes 'could help people return to work'

Tue, 2020-05-19 02:02
A rise in electric-bikes would extend the range of cyclists using them to commute, a study finds.
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Climate change: Future floods will delay emergency response

Tue, 2020-05-19 01:00
Increases in rainfall in England could impact ambulance and fire crew response times.
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Project seeks 4D view of Earth's mantle

Mon, 2020-05-18 19:31
UK scientists aim to build some of the most sophisticated models yet for how rock moves inside the planet.
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Space Plane: Mysterious US military aircraft launches

Mon, 2020-05-18 06:34
The Atlas V rocket, carrying the X-37B space plane, launched from Cape Canaveral on Sunday.
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Meet the baby orangutans learning to climb trees

Sun, 2020-05-17 18:07
Baby orangutans are learning new skills from their human surrogate parents.
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