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Bats benefit from protected farmland hedgerows

Thu, 2019-06-27 10:29
Leaving hedgerows untouched offers an important lifeline for night-time biodiversity, such as insect-eating bats, a study says.
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Greenland Ice Sheet: 'More than 50 hidden lakes' detected

Wed, 2019-06-26 21:38
Only a handful of liquid water lakes had previously been detected under the kilometres-thick ice sheet.
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US meteorologists worried over 5G roll-out

Wed, 2019-06-26 21:31
Weather forecasters think parts of the 5G network could interfere with meteorology communications.
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Should beavers be brought back across England?

Wed, 2019-06-26 19:13
Beavers were first reintroduced to Scotland in 2009 and a further trial is taking place in England until next year.
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'Triple whammy' threatens UN action on climate change

Wed, 2019-06-26 16:32
Efforts by Saudi Arabia, the EU and Japan are seen as part of a backlash against UN climate action.
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Canada's longest space mission comes to an end

Wed, 2019-06-26 07:04
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days in space alongside crew mates from Russian and the US.
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'Jet in a box' powers remote Halley Antarctic base

Tue, 2019-06-25 22:18
Engineers succeed in automating science experiments at the UK's Halley research station.
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Rhino release: Epic journey to freedom in Rwanda

Tue, 2019-06-25 21:27
Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa.
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Nasa puts up deep-space atomic clock

Tue, 2019-06-25 20:04
The miniaturised timepiece will be used to overhaul deep-space navigation if it proves its worth.
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Rhino release: European parks bring animals to Rwanda

Tue, 2019-06-25 15:21
Five critically endangered rhinos from European zoos are flown to Rwanda to be released into the wild.
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Raspberry Pi used to steal data from Nasa lab

Mon, 2019-06-24 20:24
Lax security at a Nasa lab let a hacker lurk on the agency's network for almost a year, says report.
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Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover senses methane spike

Mon, 2019-06-24 18:29
Nasa's Mars robot records its largest measurement yet of methane in the Red Planet's air.
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CO2 and how it links manure and fizzy drinks

Mon, 2019-06-24 09:45
Roger Harrabin looks at how manure could help to deal with CO2.
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Climate change: Cashing in on CO2

Mon, 2019-06-24 09:07
Scientists say carbon dioxide can be used to benefit humanity instead of overheating the planet.
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The women fighting for Lapland

Sun, 2019-06-23 09:26
As climate change affects the livelihoods of Finland's indigenous Sami people, a proposed new Arctic railway, forestry and mining could change Lapland forever.
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'Friendly' bacteria could help save frogs from disease

Sat, 2019-06-22 11:31
A discovery by UK scientists could help save species such as the European common frog from extinction
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How recyclable is your food shop?

Sat, 2019-06-22 09:18
Research suggests almost half of packaging used by major UK supermarkets can't be easily recycled.
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British orchids thriving in Dunstable Downs 'sunken trails'

Fri, 2019-06-21 19:58
Eight species of British orchid are flourishing on historical sheep-driving pathways.
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The chart that defines our warming world

Fri, 2019-06-21 18:03
Communicating what's meant by climate change in one simple, easy to understand visualisation.
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'Clean electricity' will dominate power supply

Fri, 2019-06-21 09:56
Britain is set to obtain more of its power from zero-carbon sources than from fossil fuels.
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