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Hayabusa 2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown
Japan's space agency has set dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.
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Gene-editing hope for muscular dystrophy
The technique was used to restore a protein that people with the condition are unable to make.
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Plastic bags: Charge could rise to 10p and be extended to all shops
All shops in England would have to implement the charge under proposals announced by the PM.
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Littleport seal with fishing hook in eye found and treated
The "distressed" seal was pictured with a fishing hook in the edge of its eye on Sunday.
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Emails while commuting 'should count as work'
Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the use of mobile phones has extended the working day, a study says.
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Chasing quakes with machine learning
Scientists have used a neural network to determine the pattern of earthquake aftershocks
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What did the dolphin say to the porpoise?
A dolphin in the Firth of Clyde may be exchanging messages with porpoises.
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Fireball caught on camera over Perth
A fireball - believed to be a meteor - has lit up the sky near Perth in Western Australia.
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Goats 'drawn to happy human faces'
Scientists find that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions.
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Galileo: Brexit funds released for sat-nav study
UK ministers set aside £92m to study the feasibility of a sovereign satellite-navigation system.
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Yemen cholera epidemic 'controlled' by computer predictions
Cases are slashed thanks to a new system that predicts where outbreaks will occur.
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What is 'primitive technology' and why do we love it?
Why are millions of people watching videos of men in woods demonstrating "primitive technology"?
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Galileo: Funding pledge for UK rival to EU sat-nav system
The UK's own satellite navigation system project is to get a £92m boost, an official tells the BBC.
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Meet an ivory trafficker's 'worst nightmare'
A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.
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Dinosaur DNA clues unpicked by researchers at Kent University
Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.
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The birds that follow planes to get home
One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.
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Can a turtle live without its shell?
Scientists have found evidence that confirms turtles once lived without shells.
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Yes, Antarctica has a fire department
Yes, Antarctica has (and needs) a fire department. Megan Branson spent three seasons there as a fire-fighter/paramedic.
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The festivals mixing music and science
Why are music festivals increasingly becoming a venue for science as well as bands?
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Lies, damned lies and favourite stats
The Royal Statistical Society wants people to send in their favourite stat of 2018 for a competition.
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