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Labour to outline National Grid ownership plans

Thu, 2019-03-28 15:13
Labour is set to outline how it will transfer the UK's National Grid to public ownership.
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Should we kill cats and rats to stop extinctions?

Thu, 2019-03-28 10:46
Scientists call for a widespread cull of feral cats, rats, goats and pigs to save endangered species.
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Artificial intelligence used in kitchen bin

Thu, 2019-03-28 10:29
Can technology help to cut the vast amounts of food that never gets eaten?
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No pain

Thu, 2019-03-28 10:00
Jo Cameron is one of two people on Earth known to have a mutation that means she feels almost no pain.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mike Lee talk 'Green New Deal'

Thu, 2019-03-28 04:05
Star Wars and climate change - two lawmakers deliver very different views on the "Green New Deal".
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US aims for humans on Moon in five years

Wed, 2019-03-27 22:36
Vice-President Mike Pence says he wants Nasa to return astronauts to the Moon within five years.
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Weather Channel sued for $125m over storm chase death

Wed, 2019-03-27 20:37
The lawsuit alleges two Weather Channel workers hit a storm spotter while chasing a tornado.
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Climate change: Drilling in 'Iceberg Alley'

Wed, 2019-03-27 11:28
The huge blocks of ice that drift away from Antarctica have a story to tell about Earth's past - and its future.
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Longleat: Koala conservation scheme 'working despite death'

Wed, 2019-03-27 10:10
Longleat Safari Park says its project is still helping koalas despite criticism after one animal died.
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How a kingfisher helped reshape Japan's bullet train

Wed, 2019-03-27 02:10
The bullet train used to make a loud boom going through tunnels - but inspiration from the natural world helped fix it.
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Bees: Many British pollinating insects in decline, study shows

Wed, 2019-03-27 02:10
Rarer pollinators are struggling and scientists say this could threaten the UK's long-term food security.
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Climate change petition: Oxford students campaign for better teaching on subject

Wed, 2019-03-27 00:29
Four school pupils are petitioning for the subject to be taken more seriously in schools.
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Nasa's first all-female spacewalk scrapped over spacesuit sizes

Tue, 2019-03-26 19:12
The US space agency cites the lack of ready medium-size spacesuits that fit best female astronauts.
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The ex-poachers saving snow leopards in Russia

Tue, 2019-03-26 10:20
In Sailugemsky National Park, snow leopards have found an unlikely ally - ex-poachers
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Is China's fishing fleet taking all of West Africa's fish?

Tue, 2019-03-26 08:09
The BBC investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa to find out how one of the most fertile ecosystems on earth has been pushed to the brink.
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'Mission Jurassic' dinosaur hunt to get under way

Tue, 2019-03-26 01:01
British scientists are about to participate in one of their biggest dinosaur hunts in decades.
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Tim Peake joins Scouts Association to launch a new science badge for scouts.

Mon, 2019-03-25 11:08
Tim Peake says the new science badge for scouts will help highlight different career opportunities for the youth.
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Huge fossil discovery made in China's Hubei province

Sun, 2019-03-24 18:39
The fossils found on a river bed in eastern China are estimated to be about 518 million years old.
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Mongolia: A toxic warning to the world

Sun, 2019-03-24 10:01
A cities are grappling with air pollution but the small capital of Mongolia is suffering from some of the worst in the world.
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Exoplanet tally set to pass 4,000 mark

Sun, 2019-03-24 02:35
The number of planets detected around other stars - or exoplanets - is set to hit the 4,000 mark.
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