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India air pollution: Will Gujarat's 'cap and trade' programme work?

Fri, 2019-07-12 10:00
An Indian state has launched the world's first "cap and trading" programme to curb air pollution.
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Russian nuclear submarine: Norway finds big radiation leak

Fri, 2019-07-12 01:53
Experts say there is no alarm, despite a high level of caesium at a Soviet-era submarine wreck.
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Stonehenge mini model reveals sound of monument

Fri, 2019-07-12 01:03
The model gives an insight "into what our ancestors would have heard", an academic says.
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Wreckfish: The fish that gobbles up unsuspecting sharks

Fri, 2019-07-12 01:03
These sharks thought it was swordfish on the menu, but there was something hungrier in the darkness.
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A68: World's biggest iceberg is on the move

Thu, 2019-07-11 20:33
The giant block of ice has spun around and is now moving north along the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Climate change: How hot cities could be in 2050

Thu, 2019-07-11 18:48
Edinburgh will feel like Paris and Leeds could be as warm as Melbourne, according to a study.
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Hayabusa-2: Japanese spacecraft lands for final asteroid mission

Thu, 2019-07-11 15:33
The Hayabusa-2 craft will pick up fresh space rock that could help explain how the Solar System evolved.
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European Vega rocket lost minutes after liftoff

Thu, 2019-07-11 14:30
The rocket carrying a satellite is believed to have landed in the sea, the first failure in 15 launches.
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Mumbai rains: Is India's weather becoming more extreme?

Thu, 2019-07-11 10:20
With Mumbai seeing its heaviest rain in a decade, Reality Check looks at India's extreme weather patterns.
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Artificial lionfish powered by ‘robotic blood’

Thu, 2019-07-11 10:19
The circulatory system fitted to the synthetic fish allows it to be powered for about 40 hours.
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Apollo 11: 'The greatest single broadcast in television history'

Thu, 2019-07-11 09:21
The moon landing 50 years ago brought previously unthinkable images and ideas to millions.
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Pollution warning over car tyre and brake dust

Thu, 2019-07-11 09:02
Even going electric won't stop cars polluting city streets, government advisers say.
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Environmental work in Brecon Beacons estate handed to young people

Thu, 2019-07-11 09:00
The project will restore habitats and ecosystems and explore innovative farming and forestry approaches.
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Suzanne Eaton, US scientist, found killed in WW2 bunker on Crete

Thu, 2019-07-11 04:48
Police on the Greek island say Suzanne Eaton, who was there for a conference, died of suffocation.
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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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