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Northern California braced for mega power cut

Wed, 2019-10-09 22:24
In a bid to stop wildfires, San Francisco Bay Area residents could be denied power for several days.
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Lithium-ion batteries take chemistry Nobel

Wed, 2019-10-09 19:50
Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
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Badger culls risk increased spread of TB to cattle, study finds

Wed, 2019-10-09 12:33
Culls drive badgers to roam further afield, allowing them to disperse TB over a larger area, research suggests.
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Hundreds of temperature records broken over summer

Wed, 2019-10-09 11:27
Nearly 400 all-time high temperature records were broken over the summer.
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Plastic-free Penzance: The UK's most eco-friendly town?

Wed, 2019-10-09 10:53
Where businesses cut down on plastic, fishermen collect litter and students march about the climate.
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How the Great Barrier Reef was saved in the 1960s

Wed, 2019-10-09 10:01
The conservationists who campaigned to prevent mining and oil drilling on Australia's coral reef.
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How interchangeable parts revolutionised the way things are made

Wed, 2019-10-09 09:32
One man's desire to create the perfect gun profoundly changed manufacturing.
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Climate change: Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection'

Wed, 2019-10-09 09:11
The Antarctic icon could lose more than half its population by 2100, say scientists.
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Nobel prize in physics goes to cosmic discoveries

Tue, 2019-10-08 19:55
Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries about the Universe.
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How Misha the Bristol polar bear changed zoos forever

Tue, 2019-10-08 17:17
The Russian circus polar bear brought to live at Bristol Zoo who helped change zoos.
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How do you breathe less pollution on school run?

Tue, 2019-10-08 11:12
Going on foot, by bike or by car? Three Sheffield families took part in a test to find out.
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'Ozone hole vigilance still required'

Tue, 2019-10-08 09:00
It may be the smallest ozone hole in three decades but scientists are warning against complacency.
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Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons

Tue, 2019-10-08 03:14
Jupiter had been the "moon king" for some 20 years.
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Genome-edited bull passes hornless gene to calves

Tue, 2019-10-08 03:03
Researchers produce cattle that lack horns, meaning they cannot use them to injure other animals or humans.
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Butterflies, birds and zebras: The magic of animal motion

Tue, 2019-10-08 00:25
Shortlisted entries for the Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition.
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Drax: Block on power station development overruled

Mon, 2019-10-07 21:50
The Planning Inspectorate had ruled against new gas-fired turbines on climate change concerns.
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How cells sense oxygen wins Nobel prize

Mon, 2019-10-07 19:53
William Kaelin, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza win 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
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Milky Way's centre exploded 3.5 million years ago

Mon, 2019-10-07 06:19
A cataclysmic energy flare started near the massive black hole in our galaxy, a new research says.
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Goshawks: The rare bird of prey returns to the New Forest

Sun, 2019-10-06 09:23
The number of rare goshawks in the New Forest has doubled in the last eight years.
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How do you choose a Nobel Prize winner?

Sun, 2019-10-06 09:17
The Nobel Prizes are amongst the most prestigious awards in a variety of fields, so how do you win one?
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