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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

Sun, 2024-08-04 09:05
A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.
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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

Sun, 2024-08-04 09:05
A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.
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Zoo hails birth of 'one of world's rarest animals'

Fri, 2024-08-02 15:25
The onager foal has been running off energy while enjoying his new habitat, zookeepers said.
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Signs of life on Sycamore Gap stump

Thu, 2024-08-01 11:10
Eight new shoots have been discovered emerging from the base of the felled tree on Hadrian's Wall.
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Royal count finds swans hit by air guns

Thu, 2024-08-01 10:49
Air-gun and catapult attacks have been blamed for another decline in swans on the River Thames.
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Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope

Thu, 2024-08-01 09:41
Rory Golden, who was on the Titan sub's support ship when it went missing, recounts the experience.
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Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope

Thu, 2024-08-01 09:41
Rory Golden, who was on the Titan sub's support ship when it went missing, recounts the experience.
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X-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature

Thu, 2024-08-01 01:00
The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520 million years and is almost perfectly preserved.
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X-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature

Thu, 2024-08-01 01:00
The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520,000 years and is almost perfectly preserved.
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Government sets record budget for green energy auction

Thu, 2024-08-01 00:08
The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.
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Government sets record budget for green energy auction

Wed, 2024-07-31 09:18
The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.
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Sperm whale killed by ship in Strait of Gibraltar

Mon, 2024-07-29 22:44
Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after being struck by a vessel in the busy waterway.
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The 'upside-down' sex life of a rare Indian frog revealed

Mon, 2024-07-29 09:25
In India, a species of frogs mate and lay their eggs while upside down, a new study has found.
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Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought

Mon, 2024-07-29 09:19
Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.
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Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought

Mon, 2024-07-29 09:19
Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.
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Scottish bog gets world heritage status

Fri, 2024-07-26 20:48
After an almost 40-year campaign, a little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status.
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UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office

Thu, 2024-07-25 10:10
The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.
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UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office

Thu, 2024-07-25 10:10
The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.
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Rare fossils reveal secrets of mammal evolution

Thu, 2024-07-25 01:02
The fossils hold clues as to how mammals that lived in the shadow of dinosaurs evolved to dominate the world.
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Chimps share humans' 'snappy' conversational style

Tue, 2024-07-23 09:34
Wild chimpanzees, like humans, take fast-paced turns in conversation, and often interrupt each other.
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