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Earliest modern human found outside Africa

Thu, 2019-07-11 03:17
Researchers have found the earliest example of our species outside Africa.
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'Climategate': 10 years on, what's changed?

Wed, 2019-07-10 09:55
Hackers stole 6,000 emails and other documents from a climate research centre almost 10 years ago.
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Moon landings: What was the 1969 Apollo 11 mission?

Wed, 2019-07-10 09:52
It's 50 years since the first ever manned landing on the Moon - what was involved?
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How a fake hand test can help the study of empathy

Wed, 2019-07-10 09:49
People with a rare condition called mirror-touch synesthesia could help scientists understand empathy.
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Bloodhound supersonic car to run at high speed in October

Wed, 2019-07-10 09:16
The UK-led attempt to break the land speed record will conduct 500-600mph trials later this year.
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Climate change: UK government 'not acting fast enough'

Wed, 2019-07-10 09:13
The UK government isn't cutting emissions fast enough to tackle global heating, its advisers say.
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Attenborough: Climate risks Africa turmoil

Wed, 2019-07-10 01:51
The naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough says that climate change will make parts of Africa uninhabitable.
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Getting money for your bottles and cans

Wed, 2019-07-10 01:41
Recycling reverse vending machines will soon be a common sight across Scotland.
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California earthquake leaves scar on the desert

Wed, 2019-07-10 01:01
Satellite pictures shows how the 7.1 magnitude earthquake changed the landscape.
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Climate change: Water and green energy produced by a single device

Wed, 2019-07-10 01:01
Researchers adapt a solar panel so that it can produce drinking water from the sea as well as green electricity.
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Dancing cockatoo videos: Snowball 'shows social behaviour'

Tue, 2019-07-09 23:05
Snowball went viral in 2008, but now scientists say he can teach us about dance and social behaviour.
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David Attenborough: 'To chuck plastic into the ocean is an insult'

Tue, 2019-07-09 21:08
Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee that "to chuck plastic into the ocean is an insult".
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Global warming: How important is the rainforest in limiting global warming?

Tue, 2019-07-09 20:09
Billions of leaves in the Amazon rainforest take in CO2 – a gas that contributes to global warming.
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'Amazing' gene-silencing drugs reach NHS

Tue, 2019-07-09 09:10
Doctors say the drugs are making the "previously untreatable, treatable" and have huge potential.
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Igloo made out of empty plastic milk bottles at County Durham school

Tue, 2019-07-09 09:09
The structure aims to teach about plastic pollution and give the pupils somewhere to read and play.
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Predator Free 2050: New Zealand ramps up plan to purge all pests

Tue, 2019-07-09 09:05
New Zealand digs in with its controversial plan to protect native species by wiping out all predators.
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Trump praises his administration's environmental efforts

Tue, 2019-07-09 07:53
The US president did not mention climate change, but spoke of improvements to the economy and pollution.
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Jodrell Bank Observatory made Unesco World Heritage site

Mon, 2019-07-08 22:05
Jodrell Bank has now joined locations such as the ancient city of Babylon on the prestigious list.
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Wildfires: Our generation needs to stop climate change

Mon, 2019-07-08 11:53
The UK has had more wildfires in half of 2019 than any year on record, Joe wants to learn why.
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Mandla Maseko: Would-be African astronaut dies in road crash

Mon, 2019-07-08 10:57
Mandla Maseko, from South Africa, won a chance to become the first black African in space.
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