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Discovering King Tutankhamun's tomb: Harry Burton's photographs

Wed, 2018-07-04 11:04
A new exhibition reappraises the work of Harry Burton, who photographed the decade-long Tutankhamun excavation.
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Reality Check: Fishing after Brexit - sink or swim?

Wed, 2018-07-04 09:11
BBC Reality Check looks at the government's promise of taking back control of UK fishing waters.
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Exomoons: on the hunt for distant worlds

Wed, 2018-07-04 04:34
Researchers have found that moons in distant solar systems may be the most plentiful habitats in the galaxy.
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Court action to save young from climate bill

Tue, 2018-07-03 22:25
Legal bid argues UK is discriminating against next generation by failing to cut CO2 emissions fast enough.
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What is a shelf cloud?

Tue, 2018-07-03 07:23
The weather system was captured at Lake Superior, Michigan, in the US.
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Koala chlamydia vaccine possible with DNA study

Tue, 2018-07-03 02:31
The strain is different to that found in humans, but a genome study hopes to provide clues to fight the infection.
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Newborn planet pictured for first time

Tue, 2018-07-03 02:05
Astronomers have directly imaged a recently formed planet in a distant solar system.
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Artist forms whale choir in North Shields

Tue, 2018-07-03 01:45
French artist Marina Rees has formed a "whale choir" to launch her new exhibition
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Saving koalas: Gene study promises solution to deadly sex disease

Tue, 2018-07-03 01:19
Scientists fail to find a koala cuteness gene but DNA may lead to a vaccine for chlamydia in the iconic marsupial.
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Fish rescued as River Teme dries up in heatwave

Mon, 2018-07-02 21:57
More than 130 trout and salmon are saved after river levels plummet.
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'The ocean is my home - and it's being trashed'

Mon, 2018-07-02 20:36
Turning the 4,000 live-aboard yachts around the world into a research fleet.
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First confirmed sighting of a great white shark off Majorca in 40 years

Sat, 2018-06-30 19:06
The last time a great white shark was spotted near Spain's Balearic Islands was in 1976.
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Reality Check

Sat, 2018-06-30 10:24
It's often said that butterflies are dying out in the UK, but do the statistics back this up?
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Crow vending machine skills 'redefine intelligence'

Fri, 2018-06-29 16:17
An experiment with a "vending machine for crows" is revealing insights into how intelligence evolves, scientists say.
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Why scientists are counting seal pups in the Thames Estuary

Fri, 2018-06-29 10:01
From biologically dead to a haven for wildlife. How the Thames Estuary has become a sanctuary for seals.
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Thames seals being surveyed

Fri, 2018-06-29 09:39
The Thames was once heavily polluted but seals are back and population surveys are helping guard against threats from disease and dredging.
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How crows can use a vending machine

Fri, 2018-06-29 04:29
Watch how Emma the crow creates the currency required to operate a vending machine.
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What the fire near Saddleworth Moor means for wildlife

Fri, 2018-06-29 02:03
Experts warn it may take years for the wildlife to fully return to the burnt area near Saddleworth Moor.
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How trees secretly talk to each other

Thu, 2018-06-28 20:07
Plants share resources using an underground network called the "Wood Wide Web".
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Fingerprint tech could help catch pangolin poachers

Thu, 2018-06-28 11:17
British scientists discover a way of taking human fingerprints off seized pangolin scales.
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