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Storm Emma: Weather causes accident and strands trains

Sat, 2018-03-03 05:18
Storm Emma combined with snow has been causing havoc across the UK.
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Largest population of penguins found in Antarctic Peninsula

Fri, 2018-03-02 21:02
Over 1.5m penguins, the largest population on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been found on the Danger Islands.
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Mission to giant A-68 berg thwarted by sea-ice

Fri, 2018-03-02 20:57
The UK-led expedition to the waters around the world's biggest iceberg is forced to turn around.
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Penguin super-colony spotted from space

Fri, 2018-03-02 20:03
Scientists stumble across a huge group of previously unknown Adélie penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Diabetes is actually five separate diseases, research suggests

Fri, 2018-03-02 10:46
Scandinavian researchers say a new classification would mean better treatment for patients.
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Gove lambasts water company chiefs

Fri, 2018-03-02 05:28
The Environment Secretary attacks water industry bosses' salaries and lack of investment.
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Swarm of starlings causes 'roadblock' in Norfolk

Thu, 2018-03-01 21:09
The birds were captured at about 14:30 GMT on Wednesday at Flitcham, near King's Lynn.
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Africa 'set to miss UN development goal on malnutrition'

Thu, 2018-03-01 13:47
At current rates of progress no African country will meet the UN goal set for 2030, a study reveals.
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'Oldest tattoo' found on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies

Thu, 2018-03-01 13:46
Researchers discover the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two mummies from Egypt.
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Blizzard survival skills: Building a snow hole

Thu, 2018-03-01 10:42
In the Cairngorms National Park Jo Whalley learns what to do if you become lost in a blizzard.
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Scarcer snow?

Thu, 2018-03-01 10:34
In the UK, there is evidence to suggest that snowfall has decreased over the past few decades. Worldwide, it's a more complicated picture.
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Signal detected from 'cosmic dawn'

Thu, 2018-03-01 08:23
Scientists observe a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe.
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Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms

Thu, 2018-03-01 07:28
Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, say European experts.
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England sees funding fall for energy-efficient homes

Thu, 2018-03-01 00:52
In the last five years, there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter deaths in the UK.
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Is the UK winning the graphene race?

Wed, 2018-02-28 20:03
The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.
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New clues to decline of bees and other pollinators

Wed, 2018-02-28 11:13
Bee viruses have been found in hoverflies for the first time, raising new concerns about disease threats.
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How humans echolocate 'like bats'

Wed, 2018-02-28 11:12
Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.
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Seal pups rescued in winter storms released back to wild

Wed, 2018-02-28 05:03
The pups were separated from their mother during storms at the end of last year.
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Moon to get 4G mobile network

Wed, 2018-02-28 02:02
Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
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Atacama's lessons about life on Mars

Wed, 2018-02-28 01:56
Scientists investigate the microbes that survive in the South American desert on very little water.
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