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Coronavirus: Drivers plan to walk more to keep cleaner air of lockdown - survey

Mon, 2020-05-25 12:39
Survey suggests British motorists are ready to change their behaviour to protect the environment.
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Millions of periodical cicadas to emerge in parts of US

Mon, 2020-05-25 07:35
After spending most of their lives in the soil, periodical cicadas will come out in three US states.
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Life-sized Crystal Palace Park dinosaur sculpture damaged

Mon, 2020-05-25 02:38
The Grade I-listed Megalosaurus statue has been in Crystal Palace Park since the Victorian era.
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Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronauts complete rehearsal for historic mission

Sun, 2020-05-24 19:36
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken ready themselves and their kit for Wednesday's flight to the space station.
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Nasa SpaceX mission timeline in graphics

Sun, 2020-05-24 17:58
These are the key phases in the first crew mission to go to orbit from the US in nine years.
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Nasa SpaceX launch: Who are the astronauts?

Sun, 2020-05-24 12:47
BBC News profiles the space travellers who will launch in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus: 'Baffling' observations from the front line

Sun, 2020-05-24 07:58
Doctors on the front lines are observing things that they have never encountered before - and it's a challenge.
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Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo

Sun, 2020-05-24 01:32
His colourful history included escaping from a zoo and a rumour he once belonged to Adolf Hitler.
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Nasa SpaceX launch: 10 questions about the mission

Sat, 2020-05-23 11:13
BBC News answers questions about the first orbital launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years.
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How to find a meteorite in Antarctica

Sat, 2020-05-23 09:11
Justin Rowlatt joins a team of scientists looking for small space rocks in Antarctica.
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Canada v US: Loon stabs eagle through heart

Sat, 2020-05-23 08:22
The loon, which is on Canada's dollar coin, and the eagle, America's national bird, fought to the death.
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Nasa SpaceX crew mission cleared to launch

Sat, 2020-05-23 04:47
A review panel finds no technical reason to delay the first US orbital crew launch in nine years.
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Coronavirus: Acting earlier would have saved lives, says Sage member

Fri, 2020-05-22 16:49
Locking down the UK sooner would have made a big difference to the death rate, a scientific adviser says.
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Coronavirus: Immune clue sparks treatment hope

Fri, 2020-05-22 14:55
Better understanding of Covid-19's impact on the immune system gives hope an existing drug might aid recovery.
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Pollution: Birds 'ingesting hundreds of bits of plastic a day'

Fri, 2020-05-22 09:06
Plastic pollutants in UK rivers are finding their way into wildlife and moving up the food chain.
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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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