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Ocean mappers line up for XPRIZE final
Nine teams, including one from the UK, will demonstrate new technology to map the sea floor.
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Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator
Why red squirrel numbers are boosted by the activity of their natural predator, the pine marten.
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Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend
Britain's carbon emissions have sunk to the level last seen in 1890, helped by reduced coal use.
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Satellite links to optimise European airspace
The next phase of the Iris project to streamline European air traffic management is initiated.
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Alzheimer's researchers win brain prize
Four dementia scientists share this year's 1m euro prize for their pivotal work.
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Last male northern white rhino Sudan's health improves slightly
Sudan, whose future was "not looking bright", rallies slightly as his carers treat his wounds.
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Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach
A family found the message, dropped in 1886 by a German ship, on a remote beach in West Australia.
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USS Lexington: Lost WW2 aircraft carrier found after 76 years
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington went down in the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, with 216 lives lost.
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Industry 'exaggerates plastics recycling success'
Waste consultancy Eunomia claims English packaging firms need to step up on recycling rates.
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Recycling gum
A British designer wants used gum recycled into useful objects - also leading to cleaner streets.
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Water stress
A report has said the south Indian city is likely to run out of water - but is this really the case?
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Fast charge
A breakthrough in materials technology could see fast-charging supercapacitors rival lithium-ion batteries.
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Sound of speed
The Bloodhound supersonic car will produce a huge amount of noise when it starts running later this year.
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Baby bird fossil is 'rarest of the rare'
Fossil gives a peek into the lives of primitive birds that shared the Earth with the dinosaurs.
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Tree loss pushing beetles to the brink
Nearly a fifth of European beetles that live in old and hollowed wood are at risk of extinction.
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Lassa fever
Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of the deadly Lassa fever.
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World's first 'plastic-free' aisle opens in Netherlands
Consumers don't have to pay an additional price for getting their food in environment friendly packaging.
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Body hack
The body-hackers who believe chips under the skin could replace keys and wallets in future.
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Berta Caceres: Executive held over dam activist's murder in Honduras
Police in Honduras arrest the suspected mastermind in the murder of Berta Caceres.
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DNA sheds light on settlement of Pacific
Two genetic studies has shed light on the epic journeys that led to the settlement of the vast Pacific region by humans.
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