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Human-eye VR

Fri, 2018-03-23 10:16
VR has suffered from an image problem, so could very high resolution headsets be the answer?
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Origin of 'six-inch mummy' confirmed

Fri, 2018-03-23 04:03
Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish is medical history.
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Plastic patch in Pacific Ocean growing rapidly, study shows

Fri, 2018-03-23 00:12
It is estimated some 80,000 tonnes of plastic is circulating in a patch between Hawaii and California.
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Curiosity rover: 2,000 days on Mars

Thu, 2018-03-22 19:07
The Nasa robot this week celebrates 2,000 martian days investigating the surface of the Red Planet.
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Anger over Sheffield's plan to fell healthy trees

Thu, 2018-03-22 18:38
Sheffield City Council's plan to fell thousands of healthy trees prompts angry protests.
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'Radical change' needed on countryside

Thu, 2018-03-22 11:12
The UK government is failing rural communities and the natural environment, a report says.
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New plant list to help deter garden deer

Wed, 2018-03-21 11:25
The public is being asked to report damage to garden plants from visiting wild deer.
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Ocean plastic could treble in decade

Wed, 2018-03-21 11:21
But there are opportunities to cash in on the "ocean economy", a major report for the UK government says.
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Triceratops may have had horns to attract mates

Wed, 2018-03-21 10:02
Dinosaurs may have evolved horns and frills to attract a mate, according to a new study.
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Brexit: Ministers suffer nuclear defeat in Lords

Wed, 2018-03-21 07:24
Peers vote for the UK to remain in Euratom until a post-Brexit replacement deal is in place.
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Stephen Hawking's ashes to be interred near Sir Isaac Newton's grave

Wed, 2018-03-21 03:37
The scientist's remains will be also be interred close to Charles Darwin's grave at Westminster Abbey.
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UK will lead European exoplanet mission

Wed, 2018-03-21 01:29
A telescope to study planets beyond our Solar System is selected by the European Space Agency.
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Japanese basket pattern inspires new material

Tue, 2018-03-20 22:02
Researchers produce a metal with exotic electrical properties by mimicking a pattern from Japanese basket-weaving.
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Meet the dogs being trained to sniff out looted ancient treasures

Tue, 2018-03-20 21:31
Dogs are being trained to detect ancient treasures in an attempt to tackle cultural heritage trafficking.
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Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya

Tue, 2018-03-20 21:13
Sudan died in a Kenyan conservancy at the age of 45, after months of ill health.
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Children drawing more women in science

Tue, 2018-03-20 18:52
A US study shows that more children draw women scientists than they did in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Rhino dies: Sudan was the last male northern white

Tue, 2018-03-20 17:29
Sudan's death at the age of 45 leaves only two females of his subspecies alive in the world.
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Macular degeneration: 'I've been given my sight back'

Tue, 2018-03-20 02:00
Two patients have had pioneering stem cell therapy to restore their vision.
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Rare poison

Mon, 2018-03-19 23:09
Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned by Novichok nerve agents, the PM says. So what are they?
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Toxic task

Mon, 2018-03-19 20:55
The organisation keeping track of the deadly chemicals held by countries around the world.
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