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Fossil preserves 'sea monster' blubber and skin

Thu, 2018-12-06 04:02
Scientists identify fossilised blubber from an ancient marine reptile that lived 180 million years ago.
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Cars and coal help drive 'strong' CO2 rise in 2018

Thu, 2018-12-06 04:01
CO2 emissions hit an all time high, rising nearly 3% in 2018 thanks to coal and a booming global market for cars.
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Game-on for UK's Team Tao in ocean XPRIZE final

Wed, 2018-12-05 23:28
A UK-based team arrives in Greece for the grand final of a contest to find innovative solutions for seafloor mapping.
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Ash dieback: ash woodlands 'may flourish once again'

Wed, 2018-12-05 10:44
Scientists say there is hope that some ash trees can survive in the future, despite ash dieback.
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Rats and pigeons 'replace iconic species'

Wed, 2018-12-05 10:44
"Iconic" animals such as tigers are being replaced by "cosmopolitan" species found everywhere - researchers.
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Saving the world's last West African giraffes in Niger

Wed, 2018-12-05 08:18
The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.
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What is that bright object next to the moon?

Tue, 2018-12-04 23:31
A spectacular sight lights up the sky as Venus and the moon rise together
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Albert Einstein's 'God letter' expected to sell for $1.5m

Tue, 2018-12-04 22:48
The 1954 letter about religion is expected to fetch up to $1.5 million at auction in New York.
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Research worms 'too old' to go to space station

Tue, 2018-12-04 21:46
A launch is delayed due to mouldy food bars, meaning the worms could be a day too old for research.
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West Mersea mammoth tusk 'dates back 12,000 years'

Tue, 2018-12-04 13:58
It was discovered off the Essex coast after an unusually low tide exposed it for about half an hour.
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World's strangest sharks and rays 'on brink of extinction'

Tue, 2018-12-04 10:31
A shark that uses its tail to stun prey and a ray half the length of a bus are on the list of 50 species.
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A journey underground into one of Poland's working mines

Tue, 2018-12-04 10:21
As Poland hosts COP24 in nearby Katowice, David Shukman journeys into the depths of a working mine.
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House in a lab

Tue, 2018-12-04 10:02
Scientists have rebuilt a terraced house inside a laboratory to help make UK homes energy-efficient.
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Bacton Gas Terminal to be protected by sandscaping plan

Tue, 2018-12-04 03:59
A nationally important terminal on the Norfolk coast is to be protected by a new "sandscape".
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Osiris-Rex: Nasa probe arrives at Asteroid Bennu

Tue, 2018-12-04 03:32
Nasa's Osiris-Rex spacecraft moves alongside the 500m-wide rock from which it hopes to grab a sample.
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Gravitational waves: Monster black hole merger detected

Mon, 2018-12-03 22:13
Laser labs sense gravitational waves from a black hole collision at least five billion light-years away.
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Soyuz rocket: First astronauts launch into space since failure

Mon, 2018-12-03 21:47
Three astronauts from Russia, Canada and the US left from Kazakhstan on Monday morning.
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Climate change: 'Trump effect' threatens Paris pact

Mon, 2018-12-03 18:01
President Trump's actions are restricting global efforts to cut carbon, a study suggests.
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Sacked man claims discrimination against his 'ethical veganism'

Mon, 2018-12-03 15:04
Jordi Casamitjana wants to have ethical veganism recognised as a philosophical belief, in a landmark legal action.
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Climate activist: 'It's high time that Poland phased out coal'

Mon, 2018-12-03 10:06
Almost 80% of Poland's electricity is generated by coal. Patryk Bialas says it's time that changed.
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