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Night parrot finding in Australia not backed up by evidence

Fri, 2019-03-22 18:23
Conservationists retract their findings, after evidence for the bird's discovery is disputed.
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Green challenge

Fri, 2019-03-22 11:20
A student house is challenged to live in a more environmentally-friendly way. How did they get on?
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'Baby Grady' gives fertility hope to boys with cancer

Fri, 2019-03-22 10:52
A new approach could preserve fertility for boys having cancer treatment - thanks to a baby monkey.
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IVF ethics pioneer Mary Warnock dies

Fri, 2019-03-22 02:53
The philosopher Baroness Mary Warnock has died at the age of 94.
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Bloodhound: Land speed record car is relaunched

Thu, 2019-03-21 20:31
The Bloodhound supersonic car is back and preparing to renew its pursuit of the land speed record.
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Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies

Thu, 2019-03-21 12:50
The remains of mountaineers who died on the world's highest peak are being exposed as its ice melts.
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Rogue waves occurring less but 'becoming more extreme'

Thu, 2019-03-21 11:23
Rogue waves that can appear out of calm seas are growing in size, a study of the US coast suggests.
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The Indonesian paradise island drowning in plastic

Thu, 2019-03-21 10:14
Beaches on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are covered in plastic - and some of it is being dumped there by local businesses.
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Spring arrival: Public to capture new season in words

Wed, 2019-03-20 18:37
The public is being asked to contribute entries to a national nature diary documenting the arrival of Spring.
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Dig planned at rare 'Neolithic mortuary' in Aberdeenshire

Wed, 2019-03-20 10:19
Archaeologists hope to uncover new details of a site where dead may have been left for scavengers.
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Hayabusa2: Asteroid mission exploring a 'rubble pile'

Wed, 2019-03-20 08:46
The mission exploring an asteroid finds that it consists of material blasted off another asteroid.
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Hen harriers 'vanishing due to illegal killing' - study

Wed, 2019-03-20 03:32
Bird of prey 10 times more likely to die on English grouse moors than other habitats, data shows.
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New Horizons: Ultima Thule 'a time machine' to early Solar System

Wed, 2019-03-20 02:43
Ultima Thule has been described as a Frankenstein object, composed of "poorly formed snowmen".
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Bubble maths researcher wins top award

Tue, 2019-03-19 21:16
One of the highest prizes for mathematics is awarded to Prof Karen Uhlenbeck for her ground-breaking work.
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Fund to boost female and black physicist numbers

Tue, 2019-03-19 18:50
Astrophysics star launches a scheme to help female and black students to become researchers.
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Climate change: Water shortages in England 'within 25 years'

Tue, 2019-03-19 16:04
Wasting water should be as taboo as blowing smoke in a baby's face, says Environment Agency boss.
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UK scientists join race for lab-grown meat

Tue, 2019-03-19 11:28
Researchers have grown animal cells on blades of grass - could a slaughter-free bacon supply be feasible?
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Super bloom tourists cause small town 'safety crisis'

Tue, 2019-03-19 04:21
Tourists hoping to photograph a bloom of wild poppies briefly shut down a California canyon.
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Psyche: Metal world mission targets 'iron volcanoes'

Tue, 2019-03-19 02:20
What exotic processes occur on the world known as 16 Psyche? A Nasa mission will soon find out.
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Soggy Ben Nevis can be remarkably dry

Tue, 2019-03-19 02:18
Old weather data reveals how the UK's highest mountain can experience periods of near-zero humidity.
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