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Paddleboarders highlight plastic pollution on Mallorca trip

Fri, 2018-07-13 23:42
Catherine Friend and Valerie Bisbal are the first people to circumnavigate Mallorca on paddleboards.
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Brexit 'could damage UK environment'

Fri, 2018-07-13 09:39
MPs demand legislation to ensure the government delivers on post-Brexit air pollution promises
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Iceman's last meal was high-fat, high-calorie feast

Fri, 2018-07-13 09:39
Mountain goat, red deer, cereal grains and a toxic fern: What our ancestors ate 5,000 years ago.
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Source of cosmic 'ghost' particle revealed

Fri, 2018-07-13 01:44
Researchers believe a galactic "monster" is a source of cosmic neutrinos detected on Earth.
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Whale killing: Iceland accused of slaughtering rare whale

Fri, 2018-07-13 01:09
Campaigners say that what appears to be a rare blue whale has been killed by Icelandic whalers.
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Swarms of moon jellyfish like 'oil slick' off Ceredigion coast

Thu, 2018-07-12 23:42
Dolphin spotters on a boat trip were surrounded by thousands of jellyfish near New Quay harbour.
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Killing rats could save coral reefs

Thu, 2018-07-12 10:00
Threatened coral reefs can be protected by eradicating destructive rats that have invaded tropical islands, scientists say.
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Survey: Half of young people want electric cars

Thu, 2018-07-12 09:58
Young drivers increasingly want to buy electric cars - but myths are still deterring older drivers, survey shows.
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Using roads to make power and toilet paper

Thu, 2018-07-12 09:43
Can we use roads to generate power, make toilet paper and help increase the bee population?
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Earliest evidence of humans outside Africa

Thu, 2018-07-12 03:14
Scientists say they've found the earliest evidence of a human presence outside Africa.
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Sir David Attenborough: Getting UK polar ship ready for big day

Thu, 2018-07-12 02:30
Watch the 10,000-tonne hull of Britain's new polar ship being moved into position for launch.
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Heatwave uncovers submerged history

Wed, 2018-07-11 18:03
Weeks of dry weather cause water levels at Spelga Dam to drop, exposing a hidden history.
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Were the Romans the first whale hunters?

Wed, 2018-07-11 16:52
Whale bones unearthed at Roman ruins suggest whales were present around the shores of the Roman Empire.
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How to build a real time machine

Wed, 2018-07-11 09:59
Travelling in time might sound like fantasy, but some physicists think it might really be possible.
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Major sewage pollution incidents increase

Wed, 2018-07-11 09:45
Rivers overall are getting cleaner, but water firms still need to do better, the Environment Agency says.
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On board the flying lab testing UK wildfire smoke

Wed, 2018-07-11 09:03
Victoria Gill joins scientists trying to find out how wildfires affect the air we breathe.
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Israeli unmanned spacecraft to land on Moon in 2019

Tue, 2018-07-10 23:02
It will be the first privately-funded unmanned spacecraft to land on the lunar surface.
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Sir David Attenborough polar ship ready for launch

Tue, 2018-07-10 22:27
The UK's new £200m polar research ship is on the slipway ready to go in the River Mersey.
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Fossil of 'first giant' dinosaur discovered in Argentina

Tue, 2018-07-10 09:36
Discovery of "first giant" shows how and when dinosaurs grew to such massive proportions.
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Elephant poaching: 'Sick' EU ivory sales 'cover up illegal trade'

Tue, 2018-07-10 09:13
Campaigners find many legally sold antique ivory trinkets in Europe come from recently killed elephants.
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