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Light shed on mystery space radio pulses
Astronomers have shed more light on a mysterious source of recurring radio pulses from space.
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US offshore drilling: Florida wins exemption from Trump plan
Governor Rick Scott successfully fights off President Trump's plans, with more opposition expected.
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Flying telescope yields insights into birth of stars
A telescope inside a jumbo jet yields new insights on how stars are born from collapsing gas and dust.
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Plastic bag charge: 5p levy to be extended in England
Corner shops could be told to charge shoppers for single-use carrier bags under new government plans.
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Japanese astronaut sorry for 9cm ISS growth mistake
Norishige Kanai says he has actually grown 2cm in space in three weeks, blaming a measuring mistake.
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A marine biologist says a humpback whale saved her from a shark
A marine biologist says a humpback whale saved her from a shark during a recent research expedition
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How North Carolina's alligators are surviving the cold snap
The reptiles employ a clever trick when the water they live in freezes over
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Sam Gyimah is new science minister
Who is the new man in charge of higher education in England?
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Great Barrier Reef: Warmer seas 'turning turtles female'
Green sea turtles' gender is temperature dependent and there are now too many females.
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Pollution hotspots revealed: Check your area
Enter your postcode to see what the air quality is like where you are.
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End signalled for European Ariane 5 rocket
A final batch order is raised for the Ariane 5 - the workhorse European rocket of the last 20 years.
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Paraguay lagoon sees giant lily pads return
Tourists are flocking to see the giant water lilies, which locals had thought were extinct.
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ISS: Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai worried by growth spurt
Norishige Kanai says he is worried he will not be able fit in his Soyuz seat for the return to Earth.
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Marine wildlife charities' worries over management plan
Almost a decade in the making, it sets out how seas should be used and protected in the next 20 years.
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BBC's Antiques Roadshow to review ivory objects policy
BBC to review policy of allowing ivory items on the show amid criticism from a wildlife campaigner.
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El Nino's long reach to Antarctic ice
Scientists show how the floating fronts of Antarctic glaciers respond to events in the tropical Pacific.
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Most expensive year on record for US natural disasters
Fires, hurricanes and other weather and climate disasters last year cost the US around $306bn in losses.
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Puppy dog eyes influence dog choice
The frequency a dog raises it's 'inner eyebrow' influences how quickly it finds a new home
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Northern Forest: Plan to plant 'ribbon of woodland' across England
'Ribbon of woodland' will be planted, but critics say other projects are destroying ancient forests.
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'Pioneer' astronaut John Young dies
US astronaut John Young, who flew to the moon twice and commanded the first ever space shuttle mission, has died aged 87, Nasa said.
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