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Plant life 'expanding over the Himalayas'

Fri, 2020-01-10 21:42
Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes across the Himalayas - including the Everest region.
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Turks and Caicos corals: Disease threatens barrier reef

Fri, 2020-01-10 11:28
There is alarm at the speed that stony coral tissue loss disease is killing the Caribbean reef.
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UK ban on US chlorinated chicken 'to continue after Brexit'

Fri, 2020-01-10 03:29
Chicken and hormone-fed beef bans will continue post-Brexit, the environment secretary says.
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Nasa Moon rocket core leaves for testing

Thu, 2020-01-09 23:26
The first core stage for Nasa's "mega-rocket", the SLS, has left its factory in New Orleans.
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SpaceX Starlink mega-constellation: 'Limited time' to fix brightness issue

Thu, 2020-01-09 22:37
Astronomers say the coming interference from satellite mega-constellations needs rapid solutions.
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UK meteorite hunt thwarted by equipment damage

Thu, 2020-01-09 11:37
Scientists' quest to find Antarctica's "missing" space rocks is beaten into submission by hard ice.
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Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment'

Thu, 2020-01-09 11:14
Stopping plastic packaging could lead to higher carbon alternatives, a Parliamentary report says.
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Climate change: Arctic ice melt makes permafrost vulnerable

Thu, 2020-01-09 07:58
A new study shows that the absence of Arctic sea ice is linked to the melting of permafrost.
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Australia to cull thousands of camels

Wed, 2020-01-08 21:59
Feral camels and horses will be shot dead as they are damaging settlements in search of water.
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Natural History Museum will showcase 'fantastic beasts'

Wed, 2020-01-08 10:46
The Harry Potter universe will be used to shine a light on nature's own amazing creatures.
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Food 'made from air' could compete with soya

Wed, 2020-01-08 10:43
Finnish scientists say the food could be grown with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Vast 'star nursery' region found in our galaxy

Wed, 2020-01-08 06:36
Astronomers find a vast structure in our galaxy, made up of many interconnected "star nurseries".
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Australia fires: Misleading maps and pictures go viral

Wed, 2020-01-08 01:44
Maps of Australia's fire crisis are spreading on social media but many are misleading.
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Gravitational waves: Cosmic vibrations sensed from unusual star merger

Tue, 2020-01-07 21:03
Laser labs pick up a signal emanating from the collision of two dense, dead stars.
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SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit

Tue, 2020-01-07 13:28
The California company's latest mission makes it the world's largest commercial satellite operator.
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New rules for low carbon heating in Scots homes

Sun, 2020-01-05 10:41
The new regulations will see alternatives to gas boilers installed in new homes from 2024.
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Pocahontas Heacham mulberry tree DNA test 'inconclusive'

Sun, 2020-01-05 10:03
Researchers are unable to establish whether the Native American planted a mulberry tree in Norfolk.
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Australia fires: How do we know how many animals have died?

Sat, 2020-01-04 11:17
A biodiversity expert suggests almost half a billion animals might have been affected in Australia.
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Frances Arnold retracts paper

Sat, 2020-01-04 07:04
A Nobel laureate is being praised for retracting a scientific paper that was not reproducible.
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Australia fires: A visual guide to the bushfires and extreme heat

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:06
The scale of the nation's ongoing emergency is terrifying - here's what fire crews are facing.
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