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Miss America 2020: Biochemist wins crown after on-stage experiment
Camille Schrier, who wowed judges with a science experiment, said she aims to "break stereotypes".
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Boeing prepares to launch astronaut capsule for Nasa
If the Starliner vehicle's demonstration flight goes well, crew could start using it next year.
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World's oldest fossil trees uncovered in New York
Fossil trees, dating back 386 million years, have been found at an abandoned quarry in New York.
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Robert Downey Jr launches YouTube doc featuring AI baby
The original series sets out to explain and demystify artificial intelligence technology.
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Climate change: Met Office says warming trend will continue in 2020
Next year is expected to be another warm year, extending the series of the hottest on record.
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Senegal's plastic recycling 'monster' campaigns for a cleaner country
Modou Fall had to get creative to grab people thinking more about plastic waste in Senegal.
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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong
The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage.
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Homo erectus: Ancient humans survived longer than we thought
An ancient ancestor of modern humans survived into relatively recent times in South-East Asia.
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$5bn fund unveiled for climate-friendly shipping
Ship owners announce plans for a $5bn fund to design zero-emissions vessels.
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Climate watchdog urges PM to get back on track
The comments from the UK's official climate come ahead of a global climate conference in Glasgow.
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DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years on
Ancient DNA extracted from a tooth print in ancient "chewing gum" reveals new clues about our ancestors.
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Giant prehistoric caiman had extra hip bone to carry its weight
Purussaurus mirandai could grow to 10m in length and was able to move on land, scientists believe.
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Europe's Cheops telescope will profile distant planets
The Cheops space mission will get beyond just counting worlds to start describing their properties.
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Rwanda climate change: Kigali homes built near wetlands are destroyed
Kigali residents demand compensation as hundreds of houses vulnerable to flooding are knocked down.
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Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor
Landslide debris from the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano is imaged on the seabed for the first time.
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Climate change: Longest talks end with compromise deal
Exhausted delegates reach agreement on the key question of ambition with tricky issues postponed.
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Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment
The teenage climate activist says the phrase has a different meaning in her first language, Swedish.
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How Africa will be affected by climate change
The African continent is more vulnerable than any other region to the world's changing weather patterns.
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Climate change: UN talks in Madrid hit rough waters
UN climate talks in Madrid appear to be in trouble as they head deep into extra time.
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Bloodhound car has 800mph target in its sights for 2021
Test data indicates a land speed record should be achievable, says the project's chief engineer.
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