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Flushable wet wipes 'causing sewer blockages'
Wet wipes sold as "flushable" are failing the water industry's disintegration test, the BBC finds.
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Badger culling has 'modest' effect in cutting cattle TB
An independent scientific review says badger culling can have a modest effect in reducing cattle TB.
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Hopes for AI to stop bee decline
Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.
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Mystery monkey: history of unique Xenothrix fossil revealed
A now-extinct monkey from Jamaica had South American roots, according to new DNA evidence.
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Climate change protesters blockade government energy department
The chained-together demonstrators say they are willing to go to jail for their cause.
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Badger cull: Vets accuse ministers of 'barefaced lies'
Campaigners accuse the government of telling "bare faced lies" about the effectiveness of badger culls.
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The 'painted wolves' of Zimbabwe
Thanks to David Attenborough, TV viewers are about to fall in love with the endangered African wild dog.
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EU moves to protect large carnivores
Farmers will receive 100% compensation for any damages caused by bears, wolves and other wild carnivores.
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ExoMars: Life-detecting robot to be sent to Oxia Planum
The joint Europe-Russia mission to the Red Planet in 2020 will investigate an ancient water-altered terrain.
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Antarctic: Nasa shares close-up photos of big PIG iceberg
Scientists get a decent look at the large new iceberg that's broken away from Pine Island Glacier.
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Sutherland spaceport project to move to next stage
The backers of the proposed satellite launch site are to hold further discussion with those who live in the area.
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Sir David Attenborough lends voice to Netflix's Our Planet series
The documentary will "showcase the planet's most precious species and fragile habitats", Netflix said.
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Keystone XL Pipeline: US judge orders halt on construction
Environmentalists celebrate as the Keystone XL oil Pipeline from Canada to the US is blocked.
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Climate Change: Arctic 'no safe harbour' for breeding birds
Climate change could be behind declines in birds that lay their eggs on Arctic shores, a study says.
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Delhi air
Some popular ways Indians try to beat air pollution - but do they really work?
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Catching plastic
Microplastics have swamped our ecosystem. Can tech help prevent them entering our water systems?
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Stephen Hawking personal effects fetch £1.8m at auction
A copy of the physicist's signed PhD thesis sells for £584,750, nearly four time the guide price.
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Finland: Where second-hand comes first
As concern grows about climate change and resources, is it time to re-use more of our junk?
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Oldest cave painting of an animal discovered in Borneo
Scientists spent several days trekking through rural Borneo to find the 40,000-year-old artwork.
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'Oldest animal painting' discovered in Borneo
The earliest known painting of an animal has been identified in a cave on the island of Borneo.
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