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How many Mars missions have been successful?

Thu, 2020-07-30 19:07
Getting to the Red Planet is challenging, and so it working out how many have failed.
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Killer of Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, jailed

Thu, 2020-07-30 19:06
The Ugandan hunter said that he had killed the animal in self defence when he was attacked.
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Extinction: Quarter of UK mammals 'under threat'

Thu, 2020-07-30 11:25
Review of UK mammals finds that a quarter of native species are at "imminent threat of extinction".
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Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:34
Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters.
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Nasa Mars 2020: First aircraft to fly on another planet

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:11
Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that will ride to Mars attached to the belly of Nasa's Perseverance.
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Mystery of origin of Stonehenge megaliths solved

Thu, 2020-07-30 04:03
Archaeologists have pinpointed the source of the stones to an area 15 miles north of the site.
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Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot poised for launch

Thu, 2020-07-30 02:44
The one-tonne vehicle will search for signs of Martian life and prepare rocks to send home to Earth.
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Covid-19: Infectious coronaviruses 'circulating in bats for decades'

Thu, 2020-07-30 01:51
Research suggests a close ancestor of the coronavirus emerged in bats between 40 and 70 years ago.
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Airbus to build 'first interplanetary cargo ship'

Wed, 2020-07-29 18:38
The European aerospace company will make a huge satellite to bring Mars rocks back to Earth.
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Climate change: Coastal erosion 'to threaten more Australian homes'

Wed, 2020-07-29 12:11
See the damage done by waves – and the problem will only get worse with climate change, experts say.
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Princess Anne: Fly-tipping 'a major irritation'

Wed, 2020-07-29 11:31
The Princess Royal has guest edited Country Life magazine ahead of her 70th birthday.
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Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands

Wed, 2020-07-29 10:52
Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity for more sustainable food

Wed, 2020-07-29 10:10
An independent review of the UK's food policy calls for a new green revolution.
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Bringing Mars back to Earth

Wed, 2020-07-29 09:46
An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find our more with our illustrated guide
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Deadpool fly among new Australian 'super power' species creating a buzz

Wed, 2020-07-29 06:02
A villain with the markings of the Marvel character is among 164 new species discovered in Australia.
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Scientists revive 100 million-year-old microbes from the sea

Wed, 2020-07-29 05:51
The organisms had been in a dormant state in the seabed in the South Pacific since the age of dinosaurs.
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Virgin Galactic set for last key rocket test flights

Wed, 2020-07-29 03:05
Sir Richard Branson's tourist spaceplane company updates on progress, unveiling a cabin design.
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Iter: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly

Wed, 2020-07-29 02:16
The world's biggest nuclear fusion project has entered its five-year assembly phase.
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Tahlequah: Killer whale who carried dead calf for days is pregnant

Tue, 2020-07-28 20:52
Tahlequah captured the world's attention when spotted carrying her dead calf for 17 days.
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Kelp found off Scotland dates back 16,000 years to last ice age

Tue, 2020-07-28 09:27
Experts from Heriot-Watt University's Orkney campus analysed the genetic composition of oarweed from 14 areas.
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