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'Fix your bike' vouchers launch, as doctors to prescribe bikes on NHS

Tue, 2020-07-28 07:32
The prime minister says GPs in areas with poor health will be encouraged to prescribe cycling.
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Lake Titicaca giant frog: Scientists join forces to save species

Tue, 2020-07-28 02:29
International scientific institutions are teaming up to save the world's largest aquatic amphibian.
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France to ban heated terraces in cafes and bars

Tue, 2020-07-28 00:29
The new ecology minister says outside heating or air conditioning is an "ecological aberration".
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Coronavirus: Pet cat found to have virus in UK

Mon, 2020-07-27 23:24
It is thought the animal caught the virus from its owner.
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: Will vaccine sceptics make trials a headache?

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:15
The NHS soon needs to start flu vaccinations and Covid vaccine trials - but anti-vax attitudes seem to be spreading.
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Coronavirus: How bad will winter really be?

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:14
Could we be heading for a double whammy of flu and coronavirus?
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Nasa Mars rover: Meteorite to head home to Red Planet

Sun, 2020-07-26 10:15
The Perseverance robot will take Martian rock with it when it launches from Earth on Thursday.
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Rosalind Franklin centenary: 'She would have been totally amazed'

Sat, 2020-07-25 18:44
The sister of Rosalind Franklin says she would be surprised to be a "feminist icon" 100 years on.
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Genetic impact of colonial-era slave trade revealed in DNA study

Sat, 2020-07-25 00:20
The consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism are revealed by the findings.
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Coronavirus: Vietnam bans wildlife trade over pandemic risk

Fri, 2020-07-24 20:17
The ban covers the import of wildlife and wildlife products as well as markets, including online sales.
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Nasa Mars rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life

Fri, 2020-07-24 09:18
If there was life on Mars, how will the US space agency's next robot rover recognise it?
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Coronavirus lockdowns reduced human 'rumble'

Fri, 2020-07-24 09:09
Ground vibrations produced by human activity took a big dive when Covid restrictions were in force.
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Coronavirus: Will lockdown easing see more of us using rivers?

Fri, 2020-07-24 07:18
There has been a surge in people visiting waterways after the lockdown was eased, outdoor groups say.
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Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

Fri, 2020-07-24 06:31
An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for the environment by 2040 unless global action is taken, scientists say.
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UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space

Fri, 2020-07-24 06:22
The UK says the Russian satellite launched "a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon".
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Conservation: Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide

Thu, 2020-07-23 22:28
The crash in shark numbers, caused largely by over-fishing, could have dire consequences for corals.
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China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover rockets away from Earth

Thu, 2020-07-23 14:54
The Asian country's first surface mission to the Red Planet heads out on a Long March 5 rocket.
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How long does it take to get to Mars - and why is it so difficult?

Thu, 2020-07-23 09:07
Summer 2020 is a popular time for missions to Mars because of the way the planets align - but how long does it take to get there?
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OneWeb: Minister overrode warning about £400m investment

Thu, 2020-07-23 06:39
MPs will probe a £400m investment in the satellite firm after a top civil servant warned of financial risk.
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Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas

Thu, 2020-07-23 01:10
Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico.
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