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Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19?

Tue, 2020-07-14 09:05
Florida is becoming the new US epicentre - but what's behind the rising case counts?
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Coronavirus: Why attitudes to masks have changed around the world

Tue, 2020-07-14 09:02
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump both publicly wore face masks for the first time. Why now?
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The perfume makers that can't smell a thing

Tue, 2020-07-14 09:02
Perfumers are using AI to create millions of scents, but will it replace the traditional methods?
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Coronavirus: Llamas provide key to immune therapy

Mon, 2020-07-13 21:20
Llamas' specially evolved small antibodies are the basis for a coronavirus treatment breakthrough.
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Goodall: 'Great hope' chimpanzees can avoid extinction

Mon, 2020-07-13 20:06
Wild chimpanzees are under threat from deforestation and the bushmeat trade.
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New equation ‘could predict earthquakes better’ say Edinburgh experts

Mon, 2020-07-13 10:21
Researchers in Edinburgh produce a new mathematical model aimed at improving how earthquakes are predicted.
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Comet captured streaking across Stonehenge night sky

Mon, 2020-07-13 01:58
Comet Neowise has been spotted by stargazers across the UK as it heads past Earth.
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Saving one of the world's rarest antelope

Sun, 2020-07-12 09:01
There are fewer than 500 hirola living in the wild, down from thousands just 40 years ago.
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Coronavirus: Escaping to space in lockdown

Sat, 2020-07-11 16:46
For those who have felt trapped by lockdown measures, the night sky could offer an escape.
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Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter?

Sat, 2020-07-11 09:48
Will the "anthropause" brought on by lockdowns make our cities greener, cleaner and quieter in future?
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Iron Age 'mystery' murder victim found in Wendover

Sat, 2020-07-11 09:04
A Stonehenge-style wooden formation and a lead-lined Roman burial are also among the finds.
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OneWeb sale to UK-Bharti group gets court approval

Sat, 2020-07-11 08:51
A New York court hearing accepts the plan to pull the OneWeb satellite company out of bankruptcy.
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Free home insulation: Too good to be true?

Sat, 2020-07-11 07:51
Questions remain over the Green Homes Grant, which aims to make homes more energy efficient.
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Venice test brings up floodgates for first time

Fri, 2020-07-10 23:43
The system of 78 mobile barriers has taken years to construct and its design goes back to the 1980s.
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Nasa Mars rover Perseverance is attached to rocket

Fri, 2020-07-10 20:41
The US space agency's next rover is placed atop of the rocket that will send it to the Red Planet.
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European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland

Fri, 2020-07-10 18:28
The European mammals will restore a rich habitat for local wildlife, conservationists say.
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England's future water supplies at 'serious risk'

Fri, 2020-07-10 09:48
MPs warn some regions will run out of water within the next 20 years unless "urgent action" is taken.
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Climate change: Road plans will scupper CO2 targets, report says

Fri, 2020-07-10 09:47
The majority of emissions cuts from electric cars will be wiped out by new road-building.
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Coronavirus: Dirty air 'on the rise again' in UK cities

Fri, 2020-07-10 02:23
As Britain eases out of its Covid-19 lockdown, nitrogen vehicle emissions look to be going back up.
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Clean energy future 'is vital' - UN chief

Fri, 2020-07-10 01:44
The UN Secretary-General tells a meeting that it is "vital" the world moves towards clean energy.
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