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Why stealthy viruses are making you ill

Thu, 2018-08-09 01:31
Newly discovered trick used by viruses makes them more dangerous.
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Hailstorm kills two animals and injures 14 people at a zoo in Colorado

Wed, 2018-08-08 07:47
Two animals died and 14 people were injured after hailstones reported to be the size of baseballs hit a zoo in Colorado.
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Summer's extreme weather captured

Wed, 2018-08-08 04:51
The last month has seen deadly wildfires, monsoon rains and droughts hit several countries.
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Artist's paper cup pyramid highlights waste problem

Tue, 2018-08-07 15:43
After walking past bags of rubbish in Oxford, artist Simon Mandarino decided to illustrate the issue in a rather more visual way.
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Climate change: 'Hothouse Earth' risks even if CO₂ emissions slashed

Tue, 2018-08-07 05:07
Researchers warn that even limited climate warming could trigger conditions not seen in a million years.
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It'll be toasty

Mon, 2018-08-06 22:25
When the Bloodhound supersonic car attempts to break the land speed record, managing heat around the vehicle is going to be important.
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Rush to dam

Mon, 2018-08-06 11:13
Developing economies around the world are investing in hydropower.
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Plastic food pots and trays are often unrecyclable, say councils

Sat, 2018-08-04 17:45
The majority of plastic containers used for yogurts, ice cream, ready meals and fruit end up in landfill.
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Meet Nasa's commercial flight astronauts

Sat, 2018-08-04 07:18
They will be aboard the first US flights to the International Space Station since the shuttle programme ended.
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Nasa names astronauts for first commercial flights

Sat, 2018-08-04 03:11
The US space agency assigns the first men and women to fly on commercial rockets and capsules.
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Stonehenge: First people came from west Wales

Sat, 2018-08-04 02:17
The first long-term residents of Stonehenge, along with the first stones, arrived about 5,000 years ago.
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Engineered pig lung transplant 'a success'

Fri, 2018-08-03 21:24
Scientists have successfully transplanted a bioengineered lung into a pig.
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Too hot? In 1858 a heatwave turned London into a stinking sewer

Fri, 2018-08-03 20:35
Temperatures hit the 30s and there were no proper drains, bringing flies, disease and panic.
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Crop-spraying drones

Fri, 2018-08-03 09:43
Drones are now delivering pesticides, fertilisers and crop monitoring to farms around the world.
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Small height evolved twice on 'Hobbit' island of Flores

Fri, 2018-08-03 05:19
A new study has shown that small height evolved twice in humans on the Indonesian island of Flores.
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Shark thief says it 'needed help'

Fri, 2018-08-03 02:52
The man who stole a shark from an aquarium in Texas, US said he did it because 'it needed help'.
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A bird's eye view: Songbirds perceive colour like humans

Fri, 2018-08-03 02:41
Faced with a glorious spectrum of colour, songbirds, just like humans, look for the big picture.
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A sunrise from space

Fri, 2018-08-03 01:51
This photo time-lapse was taken from the International Space Station of a single orbital sunrise over Earth.
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Stonehenge: First residents from west Wales

Thu, 2018-08-02 23:00
The first long-term residents of Stonehenge came from west Wales, a study suggests.
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Plastic pollution: How one woman found a new source of warming gases hidden in waste

Thu, 2018-08-02 22:04
Researchers uncover a little known source of climate warming gases coming from plastic waste.
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