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Seventh EU Sentinel goes into orbit

Thu, 2018-04-26 10:56
Europe's latest Earth observation satellite will focus on the behaviour and health of oceans.
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The robot helping to deliver water in rural India

Thu, 2018-04-26 09:05
The customised robot is part of a study looking at how technology can help those in rural areas.
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Companies sign up to pledge to cut plastic pollution

Thu, 2018-04-26 09:02
More than 40 firms including Coca-Cola have promised to reduce harmful packaging.
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Mesmerising footage shows lava lake overflow in Hawaii

Thu, 2018-04-26 07:55
Lava has risen above the crater floor in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano for the first time since 2016.
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'Ground-breaking' galaxy collision detected

Thu, 2018-04-26 03:43
Fourteen galaxies pile into a small region of space... only one can emerge.
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Gaia telescope's 'book of the heavens' takes shape

Thu, 2018-04-26 03:01
A European space telescope measures the precise positions and distances to over one billion stars.
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Swedish archaeologists reveal 5th Century massacre at Sandby borg

Thu, 2018-04-26 02:53
A new study says dozens at the Oland island fort were killed and left to rot where they fell.
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Macron to US Congress: 'There is no Planet B'

Thu, 2018-04-26 02:03
The French president received more than one standing ovation in his remarks to Congress on climate change.
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An unusually late start to the season for USA's Tornado Alley

Thu, 2018-04-26 02:02
Things are unusually quiet in Oklahoma and Kansas this year as 2018 could see the latest start to the tornado season on record.
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Galileo: UK plan to launch rival to EU sat-nav system

Wed, 2018-04-25 20:57
The UK is looking at its own sat-nav system if the EU locks it out of Galileo because of Brexit.
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Fancy a French farm for free?

Wed, 2018-04-25 05:47
This Brittany farm could be available to someone who will preserve its traditional methods.
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Modified plant boosts malaria drug yield

Wed, 2018-04-25 02:57
Scientists have modified a plant's genes to make it produce high levels of a key malaria drug, potentially helping meet the large global demand.
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Record concentration of microplastics found in Arctic

Wed, 2018-04-25 01:09
Discovery prompts fear that melting ice will allow more plastic to be released back into the oceans.
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How to revive drowsy bees

Tue, 2018-04-24 23:50
A vet gives advice on how to assist dehydrated bumblebees emerging from hibernation.
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Noxious gas found on planet Uranus

Tue, 2018-04-24 03:05
Hydrogen sulphide, the gas associated with the smell of rotten eggs, is detected in the atmosphere of Uranus.
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Environment prize goes to Flint water activist

Mon, 2018-04-23 16:57
An activist who helped expose a water crisis in a US town has been awarded a prestigious environment prize.
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'Exploding ant' species found in South East Asia

Mon, 2018-04-23 15:08
The newly discovered canopy-dwelling ants are nicknamed after their bizarre defensive behaviour.
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'Welcome to my plastic bottle castle'

Mon, 2018-04-23 09:52
Meet "Plastic King" Robert Bezeau and his four-storey castle made out of recycled bottles in Panama.
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Hemsby: Clifftop home destroyed erosion spanning 40 years

Mon, 2018-04-23 09:15
Erosion of the cliff at Hemsby, Norfolk, has left 18 homes uninhabitable over the past five years.
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Climate change: Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal

Mon, 2018-04-23 09:15
The former New York Mayor offers $4.5m to cover the lapsed US contribution to the Paris climate deal.
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