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Southend burial site 'UK's answer to Tutankhamun'
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'
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
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?
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'
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
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
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
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
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'
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
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
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'
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
Studying fireflies helped scientists increase light extraction in LEDs by more than 50%
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British bluebells 'have advantage over Spanish bluebells'
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
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
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
About 10,000 dummies and body parts are piled up at the creepy recycling centre.
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Ash dieback: Killer tree disease set to cost UK £15bn
The tree disease will cost taxpayers a third more than the foot-and-mouth outbreak in cattle in 2001.
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Five things we've learned from nature crisis study
The UN's global assessment of nature has some hard hitting lessons for the world.
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