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Antarctic sea creatures 'stressed to the max'

Wed, 2020-03-04 10:01
Justin Rowlatt reports from Antarctica's Ross Sea, where rising temperatures could affect marine life.
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'I have sensation in my breasts again'

Wed, 2020-03-04 10:01
Sarafina Nance had a new type of surgery to prevent breast cancer that meant she retained more feeling in her chest.
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Bushfires: Australian satellite would be 'tuned' to eucalypt vegetation

Wed, 2020-03-04 02:45
Australian scientists develop satellite technology to help predict where bushfires might start.
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Bloodhound car: A month to save land speed record project

Tue, 2020-03-03 11:27
The UK-led bid to break the world land speed record is under threat again - it needs to find £8m.
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Climate concerns grow amid wettest February on record

Tue, 2020-03-03 11:00
Last month was the wettest ever February in the UK, according to records that stretch back to 1862.
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Huge 'space snowman' is two merging stars

Tue, 2020-03-03 02:30
Researchers have discovered an unusual ultra-massive snowman-shaped star with an atmospheric composition never seen before.
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Onshore wind 'to make comeback in UK'

Tue, 2020-03-03 01:28
The cheapest form of new power in the UK - onshore wind - is to make a comeback.
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Computer inside the heart aims to aid treatment

Mon, 2020-03-02 19:10
A new tiny computer injected into the body could help millions of people suffering from heart failure.
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Two thirds of UK homes 'fail on energy efficiency targets'

Mon, 2020-03-02 10:08
Evidence suggests improving housing is one of the most cost-effective ways to cut carbon emissions.
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Climate change: Australian summers 'twice as long as winters'

Mon, 2020-03-02 06:23
New weather data analysis says climate change has led to major increases in summer temperatures.
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Plastic pollution: Snowdon research is a 'wake-up call'

Sun, 2020-03-01 10:21
Scientists say pollution on the highest mountain in England and Wales must prompt action.
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Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown

Sun, 2020-03-01 04:41
Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.
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Making chopsticks into house furnishings

Sat, 2020-02-29 10:22
ChopValue collects 350,000 used bamboo chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week.
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Anak Krakatau: Lightning frenzy points to scale of volcanic plume

Sat, 2020-02-29 09:25
The 2018 volcanic eruption put so much ice into the sky it set off a huge display of lightning.
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Greta Thunberg climate strike: 'The world is on fire'

Sat, 2020-02-29 00:28
The teenage activist was welcomed by some 15,000 people at the event in Bristol.
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Greta Thunberg in Bristol: 'Change is coming'

Fri, 2020-02-28 23:08
Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg rallies protesters in Bristol ahead of a march through the city.
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Scientists detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

Fri, 2020-02-28 11:42
The blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster left a cavity 15 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy.
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Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court action

Fri, 2020-02-28 10:19
Environmentalists could try to block new road plans if they fail to take climate targets into account.
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Leap years and why we need them

Fri, 2020-02-28 10:15
It's a leap year which means there's an extra day in the calendar - 29 February 2020. But why do we need it?
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PM gives green light to post-Brexit EU research deal

Thu, 2020-02-27 23:43
The UK will endeavour to continue in an EU science programme after Brexit.
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