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The elite soldiers protecting the Amazon rainforest

Fri, 2019-05-10 09:27
The Amazon is at risk from mining in French Guiana and it is the French Foreign Legion's job to protect it.
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Autonomous boat makes oyster run

Thu, 2019-05-09 22:42
A shellfish consignment is carried across the busy North Sea by an Uncrewed Surface Vessel.
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Southend burial site 'UK's answer to Tutankhamun'

Thu, 2019-05-09 17:48
An Anglo-Saxon royal whose tomb was found next to a road in 2003 may have finally been identified.
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Climate change: UK flood planners 'must prepare for worst'

Thu, 2019-05-09 12:00
At least £1bn a year needs to be spent on defences and some communities may have to move, a report warns.
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Climate change: Half world's biggest airlines don't offer carbon offsetting

Thu, 2019-05-09 10:50
Half the world's biggest airlines are not giving flyers the opportunity to offset the CO2 from their flights.
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Would you buy a home made from poo?

Thu, 2019-05-09 10:34
Dried sewage from Europe's largest treatment works in east London is being turned into house bricks.
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Hormone 'can reduce some women's chances of miscarriage'

Thu, 2019-05-09 10:01
Giving progesterone could to some women with early bleeding could save babies' lives, research suggests.
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How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly

Thu, 2019-05-09 09:08
Aviation contributes to climate change, but there are ways to reduce your flight's impact on the planet.
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Cambridge science history museum reopens after renovation

Wed, 2019-05-08 22:17
The Whipple Museum contains 10,000 scientific instruments with many dating from the 17th Century.
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Proposal to spend 25% of EU budget on climate change

Wed, 2019-05-08 21:18
Eight countries propose the strategy - but nations such as Germany oppose strengthening commitments.
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Festivals claim the description 'festival tent' implies they're single-use

Wed, 2019-05-08 10:20
Organisers of more than 60 festivals say calling them 'festival tents' just encourages people to leave them behind.
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UK drones map Chernobyl's 'Red Forest'

Wed, 2019-05-08 09:11
British scientists undertake a new aerial survey of one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.
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Pilot Dave Mackay on becoming the first Scot in space

Wed, 2019-05-08 03:29
In February Dave Mackay guided Virgin Galactic's space craft to almost 56 miles (90km) above earth.
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US climate objections sink Arctic Council accord in Finland

Wed, 2019-05-08 00:15
There is no joint declaration by Arctic nations as the US criticises climate change wording.
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Small tyrannosaur 'was cousin of T. rex'

Tue, 2019-05-07 22:50
A 92-million-year-old dinosaur provides evolutionary insights on the evolution of the tyrannosaurs.
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How fireflies inspired energy-efficient lights

Tue, 2019-05-07 19:57
Studying fireflies helped scientists increase light extraction in LEDs by more than 50%
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British bluebells 'have advantage over Spanish bluebells'

Tue, 2019-05-07 17:08
There had been fears the plant could go extinct, after a Spanish variety escaped into the wild.
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Trophy hunting: Gove 'cautious' over ban on imports

Tue, 2019-05-07 10:28
The environment secretary said wildlife charities had advised him to "be cautious".
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Scientists' hope of growing rare oat seeds 50 years on

Tue, 2019-05-07 10:19
Scientists are aiming to revive traditional varieties of oat which could stand up better to disease.
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Dollywood mannequin recycling tackles throwaway society

Tue, 2019-05-07 09:48
About 10,000 dummies and body parts are piled up at the creepy recycling centre.
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