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Antarctica's warm underbelly revealed

Tue, 2017-11-14 00:08
Scientists make the most detailed map yet of the heat rising under the ice sheet from rocks below.
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First CO2 rise in four years puts pressure on Paris targets

Mon, 2017-11-13 18:30
Uptick in coal use in China sees global CO2 emissions projected to rise after years of little or no growth.
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Rocket blasts off for ISS one day late

Mon, 2017-11-13 03:18
A small plane entering the airspace had delayed Saturday's launch from Virginia in the US.
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Brexit: Environment watchdog planned says Gove

Sun, 2017-11-12 22:56
Minister Michael Gove insists environmental standards won't be sacrificed.
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: Sky-watchers await dawn display

Sun, 2017-11-12 04:14
The planets will appear together close to the horizon just before sunrise on Monday.
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Kenya's plastic waste to a boat

Sat, 2017-11-11 22:15
These men in Kenya have decided to do something about the amount of waste on Kenya's Lamu island.
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Scale of 'nitrate timebomb' revealed

Sat, 2017-11-11 00:17
Big quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet.
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Antarctic base comes out of deep freeze

Fri, 2017-11-10 23:14
The advance party sent in to open up Britain’s mothballed Antarctic base say it is in good shape.
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Seahorses found living in River Thames in London

Fri, 2017-11-10 20:21
Two species of seahorses are among the unexpected creatures found living in London.
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Ice ceiling

Fri, 2017-11-10 11:22
For decades, there was a ceiling not of glass but of ice, holding women back from doing research in Antarctica.
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Government urged to act over computer science GCSEs

Fri, 2017-11-10 11:13
More than half of England's secondary schools did not offer the subject in 2015-16, a report has found.
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Trump emissions threat to US car industry

Fri, 2017-11-10 09:39
US car makers will suffer if President Trump eases emissions standards, California's governor says.
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Hurricane Maria devastation prompts Ocean XPRIZE rethink

Fri, 2017-11-10 04:37
September's Maria storm disrupts the international competition to find innovative ways to map the seafloor.
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Extinct wolf-sized otter had powerful bite

Fri, 2017-11-10 03:24
A giant otter that roamed China six million years ago had a surprisingly strong bite, say scientists.
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UK 'will support' neonicotinoid pesticide ban

Fri, 2017-11-10 00:21
An extended ban on controversial neonicotinoid pesticides will be supported by the UK, Michael Gove says.
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EU split over use of major weedkiller glyphosate

Fri, 2017-11-10 00:05
Critics say widely-used glyphosate is harmful, as the EU postpones a decision on it.
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Tackling the toxic danger inside our cars

Thu, 2017-11-09 23:05
Pollution in a car can be worse than outside, as it traps nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and soot-like particles.
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Ben Nevis gets automatic weather station

Thu, 2017-11-09 12:42
For the first time in 113 years, live data is streaming from the top of the UK's tallest mountain.
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What it's like spending a year in space

Thu, 2017-11-09 06:55
Long time far from home, with great views... the International Space Station is not your typical holiday spot.
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'Zombie' star survived going supernova

Thu, 2017-11-09 06:11
Astronomers discover the celestial equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.
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